Patient questionnaire responses predict severe clinical signs in patients with vulvar lichen sclerosus: A retrospective cohort study

Madeline Ngo; Hannah Chang; Christian Carr; Ainslie Barnard; Joan Reisch; Melissa M Mauskar

doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2024.04.046

Patient questionnaire responses predict severe clinical signs in patients with vulvar lichen sclerosus: A retrospective cohort study

J Am Acad Dermatol. 2024 Sep;91(3):516-518. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2024.04.046. Epub 2024 Apr 27.

Authors

Madeline Ngo¹, Hannah Chang¹, Christian Carr², Ainslie Barnard², Joan Reisch³, Melissa M Mauskar⁴

Affiliations

¹ University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.
² Department of Dermatology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.
³ Department of Biostatistics, Peter O'Donnell Jr. School of Public Health, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.
⁴ Department of Dermatology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas. Electronic address: melissa.mauskar@utsouthwestern.edu.

PMID: 38679238
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2024.04.046

No abstract available

Keywords: gynecologic dermatology; lichen sclerosus; premalignant lesions of the vulva; vulvar SCC; vulvar dermatology symptomatology; vulvar disease.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Cohort Studies
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Predictive Value of Tests
Retrospective Studies
Severity of Illness Index*
Surveys and Questionnaires / statistics & numerical data
Vulvar Lichen Sclerosus* / diagnosis