Clinical spectrum of desquamative inflammatory vaginitis

Current Infectious Disease Reports

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 479-483

  Stockdale, Colleen Kennedy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Desquamative; Inflammatory; Vaginal discharge; Vaginal disease; Vaginitis

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; CLOBETASONE; ESTROGEN; FLUCONAZOLE; HYDROCORTISONE; STEROID;

CLINICAL FEATURE; DESQUAMATION; DESQUAMATIVE INFLAMMATORY VAGINITIS; EVENING DOSAGE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LONG TERM CARE; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; REVIEW; SKIN EXFOLIATION; SYNDROME; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VAGINITIS;

EID: 77958188964     PISSN: 15233847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11908-010-0135-y     Document Type: Review

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