Desquamative inflammatory vaginitis as a manifestation of vitamin D deficiency associated with crohn disease: Case reports and review of the literature

Cutis

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 39-46

  Peacocke, Monica ^a   Erin Djurkinak, R N ^a   Tsou, Hui C ^b   Thys Jacobs, Susan ^c  

^a PRIVATE PRACTICE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; 25-HYDROXYVITAMIN D; DRUG DERIVATIVE; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; CROHN DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MUCOSA; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; VAGINITIS; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

ADULT; CROHN DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; VAGINITIS; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 77957878346     PISSN: 00114162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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