Benign vulvar dermatoses

Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 55-63

  Rodriguez, Maria I ^a   Leclair, Catherine M ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOBETASOL PROPIONATE; FLUOROURACIL; HYDROCORTISONE; IMIQUIMOD; PREDNISONE; PROGESTERONE; STEROID; TESTOSTERONE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; CONSULTATION; CONTACT DERMATITIS; DESQUAMATION; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG MEGADOSE; EROSION; ERYTHEMA; FOLLOW UP; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LICHEN PLANUS; LICHEN SCLEROSUS ET ATROPHICUS; PAIN; PATIENT EDUCATION; REVIEW; SELF CARE; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DISEASE; SYMPTOM; VULVA BIOPSY; VULVA DISEASE; VULVA PRURITUS; VULVA TUMOR;

BIOPSY; CARCINOMA IN SITU; DERMATITIS, CONTACT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LICHEN PLANUS; SKIN DISEASES; VULVAR DISEASES; VULVAR LICHEN SCLEROSUS;

EID: 84856740957     PISSN: 00297828     EISSN: 15339866     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OGX.0b013e318240cc72     Document Type: Review

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