Chronic vulvovaginitis in women older than 50 years: Analysis of a prospective database

Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 24-29

  Nyirjesy, Paul ^a   Leigh, Randi D ^a   Mathew, Leny ^a   Lev Sagie, Ahinoam ^b   Culhane, Jennifer F ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

desquamative inflammatory vaginitis; lichen planus; lichen sclerosus; postmenopausal; vaginitis

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATROPHIC VAGINITIS; BURNING SENSATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DESQUAMATIVE INFLAMMATORY VAGINITIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; HUMAN; LICHEN PLANUS; LICHEN SCLEROSUS ET ATROPHICUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPARA; QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT T TEST; SYMPTOM; VAGINAL PRURITUS; VULVOVAGINITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; LICHEN PLANUS; LICHEN SCLEROSUS ET ATROPHICUS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VULVOVAGINITIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855357121     PISSN: 10892591     EISSN: 15260976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/LGT.0b013e31822a198d     Document Type: Article

References (10)

1. Marrazzo JM. Vulvovaginal candidiasis. BMJ 2003; 326:993-4.
2. Nyirjesy P, Peyton C, Weitz MV, Mathew L, Culhane JF. Causes of chronic vaginitis. Obstet Gynecol 2006;108: 1185-90.
3. Pastore LM, Carter RA, Hulka BS, Wells E. Self-reported urogenital symptoms in postmenopausal women: Women's Health Initiative. Maturitas 2004;49:292-303. (Pubitemid 39505183)
4. Castelo-Branco C, Cancelo MJ, Villero J, Nohales F, Julia MD. Management of post-menopausal vaginal atrophy and atrophic vaginitis. Maturitas 2005;52S:S46-S52. (Pubitemid 41630619)
5. Mehta A, Bachmann G. Vulvovaginal complaints. Clin Obstet Gynecol 2008;51:549-55.
6. Olsson A, Selva-Nayagam P, Oehler MK. Postmenopausal vulval disease. Menopause Int 2008;14:169-72.
7. Nyirjesy P. Postmenopausal vaginitis. Curr Infect Dis Rep 2007;9:480-4. (Pubitemid 350081428)
8. Sobel JD. Desquamative inflammatory vaginitis: a new subgroup of purulent vaginitis responsive to topical 2% clindamycin therapy. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1994;171:1215-20. (Pubitemid 24365718)
9. Hall G, Phillips TJ. Estrogen and skin: the effects of estrogen, menopause, and hormone replacement therapy on the skin. J AmAcad Dermatol 2005;53:555-68. (Pubitemid 41399920)
10. Gunthert AR, Faber M, Knappe G, Hellriegel S, Emons G. Early onset vulvar lichen sclerosus in premenopausal women and oral contraceptives. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2008;137:56-60. (Pubitemid 351635675)