Clinical evaluation of vulvar lichen sclerosus: Case series

European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 555-558

  Kazandi, M ^a   Sahin, C ^a   Terek, M C ^a   Cirpan, T ^a   Oztekin, K ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Vulval lichen sclerosus; Vulvar biopsy; Vulvar pruritis

Indexed keywords

CLOBETASOL PROPIONATE; CORTICOSTEROID; FLUOCORTOLONE; HALCINONIDE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; DERMATITIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LICHEN SCLEROSUS ET ATROPHICUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRURITUS; VULVA; VULVA DISEASE;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; AGED; CLOBETASOL; COHORT STUDIES; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VULVAR LICHEN SCLEROSUS;

EID: 78549237451     PISSN: 03922936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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