Lichen sclerosus and atopy in boys: coincidence or correlation?

Background  Lichen sclerosus (LS) is a sclerosing skin disease of presumably autoimmune origin affecting mainly the anogenital area. The aetiology is not completely understood. Comorbidity between genital LS and atopy in girls has been described but so far no controlled study has been performed.

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