Histopathologic features of vulvar vestibulitis

International Journal of Gynecological Pathology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 7-11

  Chadha, Savi ^c   Gianotten, Woet L ^b   Drogendijk, Aat C ^b   Weijmar Schultz, Willtbrord C M ^a   Blindeman, Leo A J ^b   Van Der Meijden, Wim I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b Sint A ^*

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Focal vulvitis; Human papillomavirus; Vulvar vestibulitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS INFECTION; VULVITIS; WART VIRUS;

EID: 0031984419     PISSN: 02771691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004347-199801000-00002     Document Type: Article

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