Volume 114, Issue 3 pp. 377-379
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The development of lichen sclerosus et atrophicus in monozygotic twin girls

R.H.MEYRICK THOMAS

R.H.MEYRICK THOMAS

Departments of Dermatology, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London EC1A 7BE

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C.T.C. KENNEDY

C.T.C. KENNEDY

Bristol Royal Infirmary, Marlborough Street, Bristol BS2 8HW, U.K.

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First published: March 1986
Citations: 60

SUMMARY

The development of vulval lichen sclerosus et atrophicus in monozygotic twins is described. This is the first report of the occurrence of lichen sclerosus et atrophicus in two genetically identical individuals, and is considered to provide further evidence that inherited factors are of relevance in the aetiology of this disorder.

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