External Genital Cutaneous Sarcoidosis Mimicking Lichen Sclerosus
Although external genital cutaneous sarcoidosis is rare, it can closely resemble lichen sclerosus (LS) and delay diagnosis. We report a case of a 69-year-old woman with long-standing vulvar symptoms and LS-like pallor of the labia minora and clitoris. Biopsy showed non-caseating granulomas with negative infection stains, consistent with vulvar sarcoidosis. This case supports the need for early biopsy in cases of persistent or atypical vulvar pallor and highlights sarcoidosis as an uncommon but important LS-mimic.
Authors
- Annabel Stevenson
- Enakshi Mudalige (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-7222-245X)
Institutions
- Royal Adelaide Hospital (AU)
- Women's and Children's Hospital (AU)
- Queen Elizabeth Hospital (AU)
- South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (AU)
- The University of Adelaide (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Australasian Journal of Dermatology
- Published
- 2026-09-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/ajd.70209
- Primary Topic
- Genital Health and Disease
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00