Vulvovaginal-gingival syndrome of lichen planus: Diagnostic and therapeutic challenge

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 389-390

  Gökdemir, Gonca ^a,b   Baksu, Alparslan ^a   Taşkin, Mehtap ^a   Göker, Nimet ^a  

^a SISLI ETFAL TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b Mecidiyeköy Mah ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CLOBETASOL PROPIONATE; CORTICOSTEROID; DAPSONE; ETRETIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG POTENCY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LICHEN PLANUS; MOUTH LESION; MUCOSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCH BIOPSY; RELAPSE; SKIN EXFOLIATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VAGINAL PRURITUS; VULVOVAGINAL GINGIVAL SYNDROME; VULVOVAGINITIS; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADULT; FEMALE; GINGIVITIS; HUMANS; LICHEN PLANUS; SYNDROME; VAGINAL DISEASES; VULVAR DISEASES;

EID: 0142186636     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0004-8666.2003.00119.x     Document Type: Article

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