Erosive vulvovaginitis

Current Infectious Disease Reports

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 494-498

  Sobel, Jack D ^a  

^a HARPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; CORTICOSTEROID; ESTRADIOL; ESTRIOL; ESTROGEN; HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; STEROID; TACROLIMUS;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; BIOPSY TECHNIQUE; BURNING SENSATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DESQUAMATIVE INFLAMMATORY VAGINITIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DRUG RESPONSE; DYSPAREUNIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; LICHEN PLANUS; PH MEASUREMENT; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; TISSUE INJURY; ULCER; VAGINA ATROPHY; VAGINA BLEEDING; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VAGINA DISEASE; VAGINA EPITHELIUM; VAGINA MUCOSA; VAGINAL DRYNESS; VULVOVAGINITIS;

EID: 3142623032     PISSN: 15233847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11908-003-0093-8     Document Type: Review

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