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Re: Lichen Sclerosis

Written by Ivan at 22 Apr 2003 22:02:44:

As an answer to: Re: Lichen Sclerosis written by chImp at 22 Apr 2003 21:46:58:

"Tis better to keep one's mouth shut and be thought a fool, then to speak out and remove all doubt" - Lichens are symbiotic forms of life, generally composed of a fungus cell and an alga. While they often grow to visible size, as when you see them on rocks and trees, the basic unit of lichen life is one of each type of cell living in symbiosis. Either apart or together, the cellular units are submicroscopic, and therefore by definition, they are microbes. Just as many fungi, such as yeast, can grow to produce visible strustures or collections, and yet are still considered microbes when discussing infectious agents, so are lichens.

I would suggest that you check your facts before heaping ridicule. responding as you do, you're not helping anyone.

>Ivan, get lost, you're not helping anyone, u ignorant American fool. LS is not caused by a microbe.
>>Get to a better dermatologist. You cannot treat any infection with a steroid. They do not attack the microbe or enable the body to do so. A steroid may help once the infection is gone, but right now you need to kill the LSA and steroids can't do it. If your dermatologists have only given you steroids for this, they are not qualified to practice.


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