Genital ulcers in women: Clinical, microbiologic and histopathologic characteristics

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 254-260

  Gomes, Christiane Maria Moreira ^a   Giraldo, Paulo César ^a,d   Gomes, Francis de Assis Moraes ^a   Amaral, Rose ^a   Passos, Mauro Romero Leal ^b   Gonçalves, Ana Katherine da Silveira ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^c UFRGN   (Brazil)

^d UFRGN ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Beh et's syndrome; Female genital ulcer; Herpes virus; STD; Syndromic ulcer management; Vulvar disease; Vulvar vasculitis

Indexed keywords

DRUG;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BEHCET DISEASE; BIOPSY TECHNIQUE; BRAZIL; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; GENITAL HERPES; GENITAL ULCER; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL CARE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NEURODERMATITIS; OUTPATIENT; PEMPHIGUS VULGARIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYPHILIS; ULCUS MOLLE;

EID: 34547117103     PISSN: 14138670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1413-86702007000200018     Document Type: Article

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