Resolution of vulvitis circumscripta plasmacellularis with topical imiquimod: Two case reports

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 149, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 638-641

  Ee, H L ^a   Yosipovitch, G ^a   Chan, R ^a   Ong, B H ^a   Ee, Melvin ^b  

^a NATIONAL SKIN CENTRE   (Singapore)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Imiquimod; Vulvitis circumscripta plasmacellularis; Zoon's vulvitis

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; COLCHICINE; CORTICOSTEROID; FUSIDIC ACID; IMIQUIMOD; METRONIDAZOLE; PREDNISOLONE; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; TETRACYCLINE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DYSPAREUNIA; EDEMA; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VULVA PRURITUS; VULVITIS; VULVITIS CIRCUMSCRIPTA PLASMACELLULARIS;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; AMINOQUINOLINES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; VULVITIS;

EID: 0142120504     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2003.05583.x     Document Type: Article

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