Vulvovaginal-gingival syndrome

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 226-230

  Panagiotopoulou, N ^a   Wong, C S M ^b   Winter Roach, B ^b  

^a NORTH MANCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b SALFORD ROYAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Multidisciplinary approach; Treatment; Vulvovaginal gingival syndrome

Indexed keywords

CASTOR OIL; CORTICOSTEROID; DIFLUCORTOLONE VALERATE; ESTRIOL; PREDNISOLONE; ZINC;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EVENING DOSAGE; FEMALE; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; GINGIVA DISEASE; GINGIVITIS; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HEMATOCOLPOS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LICHEN PLANUS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCAR FORMATION; STEROID THERAPY; THERAPY EFFECT; TISSUE SECTION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UTERINE CERVIX; VAGINA DISEASE; VAGINA SECRETION; VULVA PRURITUS; VULVOVAGINAL GINGIVAL SYNDROME;

FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HEMATOCOLPOS; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LICHEN PLANUS; LICHEN PLANUS, ORAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE TEAM; SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINITIS; VULVITIS;

EID: 77950850837     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: 13646893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01443610903477572     Document Type: Review

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