Abstract
Chronic, inflammatory and ulcerating mucocutaneous diseases that can affect the vulvar area are reviewed: lichen sclerosus, lichen planus, plasma cell vulvitis, complex aphthosis, Behcet's disease, pyoderma gangrenosum, metastatic Crohn's disease, dyskeratotic skin diseases (Hailey-Hailey disease and Darier's disease), autoimmune bullous diseases (mucous membrane pemphigoid and pemphigus vulgaris) and hidradenitis suppurativa. Also, vulvodynia and vestibulodynia, zinc and vitamin B deficiency are described.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Journal | Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Pages (from-to) | 149-160 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| ISSN | 0144-3615 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Feb 2018 |
Keywords
- Administration, Cutaneous
- Adrenal Cortex Hormones/administration & dosage
- Anti-Bacterial Agents/administration & dosage
- Anti-Infective Agents/administration & dosage
- Chronic Disease
- Dermatologic Agents/administration & dosage
- Female
- Humans
- Skin Diseases/diagnosis
- Vitamin B 12 Deficiency/diagnosis
- Vulvar Diseases/diagnosis
- Zinc/deficiency
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