{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,10]],"date-time":"2026-03-10T00:31:52Z","timestamp":1773102712357,"version":"3.50.1"},"reference-count":8,"publisher":"Springer Science and Business Media LLC","content-domain":{"domain":[],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":[],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,9]]},"DOI":"10.7759\/cureus.104909","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,9]],"date-time":"2026-03-09T13:36:08Z","timestamp":1773063368000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Concurrent Vulvar Vitiligo and Lichen Sclerosus: The Importance of Melanocyte-Specific Immunostains in Resolving Diagnostic Ambiguity"],"prefix":"10.7759","author":[{"given":"Nabor S","family":"Mireles","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Kaitlyn","family":"Levett","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Annie","family":"Dai","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Abdul Hafeez","family":"Diwan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Omid","family":"Jalali","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"297","reference":[{"key":"ref1","article-title":"Vitiligo","author":"Ahmed Jan N","year":"2026","unstructured":"Ahmed Jan N, Masood S. Vitiligo. StatPearls [Internet]. StatPearls Publishing, Treasure Island (FL); 2026."},{"key":"ref2","article-title":"Lichen sclerosus","author":"Chamli A","unstructured":"Chamli A, Souissi A. Lichen sclerosus. StatPearls [Internet]. StatPearls Publishing, Treasure Island (FL); 2026."},{"key":"ref3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jaad.2023.06.016","article-title":"Vulvar lichen sclerosus and vitiligo: overlap and clinical features","volume":"89","author":"Esse I","year":"2023","unstructured":"Esse I, Rodriguez KH, Kassels A, Shiu J, Kraus CN. Vulvar lichen sclerosus and vitiligo: overlap and clinical features. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2023, 89:839-41. 10.1016\/j.jaad.2023.06.016","journal-title":"J Am Acad Dermatol"},{"key":"ref4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jaad.2024.04.056","article-title":"Comment on \"Vulvar lichen sclerosus and vitiligo: Overlap and clinical features\"","volume":"91","author":"Arbache S","year":"2024","unstructured":"Arbache S, Michalany NS, Hirata SH. Comment on \"Vulvar lichen sclerosus and vitiligo: Overlap and clinical features\". J Am Acad Dermatol. 2024, 91:e65-6. 10.1016\/j.jaad.2024.04.056","journal-title":"J Am Acad Dermatol"},{"key":"ref5","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1097\/00000372-200204000-00001","article-title":"Possible mechanisms of hypopigmentation in lichen sclerosus","volume":"24","author":"Carlson JA","year":"2002","unstructured":"Carlson JA, Grabowski R, Mu XC, Del Rosario A, Malfetano J, Slominski A. Possible mechanisms of hypopigmentation in lichen sclerosus. Am J Dermatopathol. 2002, 24:97-107. 10.1097\/00000372-200204000-00001","journal-title":"Am J Dermatopathol"},{"key":"ref6","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3389\/fmed.2023.1205909","article-title":"Histopathological differences between vitiligo and lichen sclerosus et atrophicus using quantitative immunohistochemical analysis","volume":"10","author":"Park YJ","year":"2023","unstructured":"Park YJ, Lee H, Park HS, Kim YC. Histopathological differences between vitiligo and lichen sclerosus et atrophicus using quantitative immunohistochemical analysis. Front Med (Lausanne). 2023, 10:1205909. 10.3389\/fmed.2023.1205909","journal-title":"Front Med (Lausanne)"},{"key":"ref7","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1365-4632.2008.03623.x","article-title":"A case of simultaneously occurring lichen sclerosus and segmental vitiligo: connecting the underlying autoimmune pathogenesis","volume":"47","author":"Weisberg EL","year":"2008","unstructured":"Weisberg EL, Le LQ, Cohen JB. A case of simultaneously occurring lichen sclerosus and segmental vitiligo: connecting the underlying autoimmune pathogenesis. Int J Dermatol. 2008, 47:1053-5. 10.1111\/j.1365-4632.2008.03623.x","journal-title":"Int J Dermatol"},{"key":"ref8","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jdcr.2024.08.017","article-title":"Enhancing awareness of vitiligoid vulvar lichen sclerosus: an underrecognized variant in patients with skin of color","volume":"53","author":"Desai S","year":"2024","unstructured":"Desai S, Blasiak R, Miedema J, Corley S. Enhancing awareness of vitiligoid vulvar lichen sclerosus: an underrecognized variant in patients with skin of color. JAAD Case Rep. 2024, 53:50-3. 10.1016\/j.jdcr.2024.08.017","journal-title":"JAAD Case Rep"}],"container-title":["Cureus"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/www.cureus.com\/articles\/451421-concurrent-vulvar-vitiligo-and-lichen-sclerosus-the-importance-of-melanocyte-specific-immunostains-in-resolving-diagnostic-ambiguity","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,9]],"date-time":"2026-03-09T13:36:09Z","timestamp":1773063369000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/www.cureus.com\/articles\/451421-concurrent-vulvar-vitiligo-and-lichen-sclerosus-the-importance-of-melanocyte-specific-immunostains-in-resolving-diagnostic-ambiguity"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,9]]},"references-count":8,"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.7759\/cureus.104909","relation":{},"ISSN":["2168-8184"],"issn-type":[{"value":"2168-8184","type":"print"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,9]]}}}