Chronic inflammation of the vagina: Treatment and relationship to autoimmunity

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 513-523

  Thomson, John C ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b NONE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Autoimmunity; Inflammation; Vaginal diseases

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; DANAZOL; HYDROCORTISONE ACETATE; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; METHOTREXATE; NORTRIPTYLINE; PREDNISONE;

ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; AUTOIMMUNITY; BIOPSY; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CHRONIC VAGINITIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DYSPAREUNIA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VAGINITIS;

EID: 22544482082     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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