2015/03/05 by Andrew Lee, Adrian Lim, Gayle Fischer
Medicine · #Genital Health and Disease #Urologic and reproductive health conditions #Urological Disorders and Treatments
paper · doi:10.1111/ajd.12305
crossref issued 2015/03/05 · crossref published 2015/03/05 · crossref published-online 2015/03/05 · openalex publication_date 2015/03/05 · crossref created 2015/03/05 · crossref published-print 2016/02/01 · crossref deposited 2023/09/09 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · crossref indexed 2026/08/01 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01
Vulval lichen sclerosus is an uncommon skin condition that can usually be managed with topical corticosteroids to maintain remission. However, there is a subset of patients in whom it remains recalcitrant despite treatment with super-potent topical corticosteroids. We report a case series of four patients undergoing fractional carbon dioxide laser resurfacing and one with ablative carbon dioxide laser for severe, hyperkeratotic vulval lichen sclerosus not responding to super-potent topical corticosteroids. In these patients, carbon dioxide laser was successful in achieving remission. Their vulval lichen sclerosus was subsequently able to be maintained with topical corticosteroid treatment.