"Compelling evidence" that BXO is caused by urine
As those who have read a few of my posts will know, I'm a firm believer that BXO/LS is caused by urine. I've already cited a couple of medical studies or articles supporting this theory, and today I found another. In the Journal of of the American Academy of Dermatology (Volume 66, Issue 4, Supplement 1, April 2012) there is a short article by Tang Ngee Shim and Christopher Bunker, of the Department of Dermatology, London suggesting "compelling evidence that male genital lichen sclerosus (MGLSc) is caused by exposure to urine". Rather than select pieces of it, I will just reproduce the entire article: "There is compelling evidence that male genital lichen sclerosus (MGLSc) is caused by exposure to urine. MGLSc is an acquired cutaneous disease of uncertain etiology that results in sexual dysfunction and urologic morbidity and carries a risk of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the penis (2-12.5%). Amongst prior postulated pathogenic factors in GLSc are human ...