Crohn's disease of the vulva

International Journal of Surgery

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 2-5

  Andreani, S M ^a   Ratnasingham, K ^b   Dang, H H ^c   Gravante, G ^a   Giordano, P ^a  

^a WHIPPS CROSS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH TEES   (United Kingdom)

^c CJW Medical Centre   (United States)

Author keywords

Crohn's disease; Extraintestinal manifestation; Gynecology; Inflammatory bowel disease; Vulva

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; INFLIXIMAB; MESALAZINE; METRONIDAZOLE; PREDNISOLONE;

CLINICAL FEATURE; CROHN DISEASE; DISEASE COURSE; GYNECOLOGY; HUMAN; MEDLINE; MONOTHERAPY; PAIN; PERINEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL APPROACH; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VULVA; VULVA CROHN DISEASE; VULVITIS;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CROHN DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; METRONIDAZOLE; PREDNISOLONE; VULVAR DISEASES;

EID: 75749102531     PISSN: 17439191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2009.09.012     Document Type: Review

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