Vulvar pruritus and burning sensation in women with psoriasis

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 132-135

  Zamirska, Aleksandra ^a   Reich, Adam ^a   Berny Moreno, Joanna ^a   Salomon, Joanna ^a   Szepietowski, Jacek C ^a  

^a WROCLAW MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Pain; Pruritus; Psoriasis; Vulvar discomfort; Vulvovaginal disorders

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BURNING SENSATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; RATING SCALE; VULVA PRURITUS;

ADULT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PARESTHESIA; PRURITUS VULVAE; PSORIASIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 41949123551     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/00015555-0372     Document Type: Article

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