Vulvar Vestibulitis—A Complex Clinical Entity

Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 269-275

  Ledger, William J ^a   Kessler, Alan ^a   Leonard, Garrick H ^a   Witkin, Steven S ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; HPV; PGE2; vaginal IgE; vulvar vestibulitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CITRATE CALCIUM; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERFERON; PROSTAGLANDIN E2;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNDROME DELINEATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VULVOVAGINITIS; WART VIRUS;

EID: 0030422530     PISSN: 10647449     EISSN: 10980997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/S106474499600052X     Document Type: Article

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