Cutaneous dysbiosis in girls with vulvar lichen sclerosus
Cutaneous dysbiosis in vulvar lichen sclerosus (VLS) may play a key role in disease pathogenesis, especially when specific microbial imbalances persist in affected patients. However, most clinical evaluations focus on symptoms rather than microbial composition, risking missed opportunities for microbiome-targeted interventions. Thus, this study highlights the importance of microbiota surveillance as a potential tool for improving the diagnosis and treatment of VLS.
Authors
- Fengxia Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9696-1687)
- Chaoqun Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-2442-6172)
- Li‐Ying Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1101-7994)
- Lan Yu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8693-5987)
- Qiuxiang Shen
- Lingling Jin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4586-2347)
- Dandan Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8416-312X)
- Cheng Ren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0066-0458)
- Li Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8804-4897)
- Junwen Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3359-7213)
- H. Gao
- Hongyu Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3926-1959)
Institutions
- Children's Hospital of Zhejiang University (CN)
- National Clinical Research (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Microbiology Spectrum
- Published
- 2025-05-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.02674-24
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Genital Health and Disease
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.01