Prevalence of vulval lichen planus in a cohort of women with oral lichen planus: An interdisciplinary study

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 155, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 994-998

  Belfiore, P ^a   Di Fede, O ^a   Cabibi, D ^a   Campisi, G ^a   Amaru G S ^a   De Cantis, S ^a   Maresi, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Genital lichen planus; Oral lichen planus; Vulval lichen planus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BURNING SENSATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLPOSCOPY; DYSPAREUNIA; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LICHEN PLANUS; ORAL BIOPSY; PATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAGINAL PRURITUS; VULVA DISEASE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LICHEN PLANUS; LICHEN PLANUS, ORAL; MIDDLE AGED; VULVAR DISEASES;

EID: 33749848068     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2006.07480.x     Document Type: Article

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