Clinical features and therapy of Lichen Sclerosus et Atrophicus affecting males

Summary The clinical features and response to therapy of histologically confirmed lichen sclerosus et atrophicus affecting 25 males are reported. The disease affected the penis alone in 22 patients and the trunk alone in the remaining 3 patients. Of those with penile lesions, the majority had involvement of both the glans penis and the prepuce. Circumcision proved to be an effective therapy in 8 out of the 11 patients in whom it was performed.