Activation of vestibule-associated lymphoid tissue in localized provoked vulvodynia

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 212, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 476.e1-476.e8

  Tommola, Päivi ^a   Bützow, Ralf ^b   Unkila Kallio, Leila ^a   Paavonen, Jorma ^a   Meri, Seppo ^b,c  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

immune activation; inflammation; vestibulodynia; vulvar pain; vulvar vestibulitis

Indexed keywords

CD163 ANTIGEN; CD20 ANTIGEN; CD3 ANTIGEN; CHLORDANE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; STEM CELL FACTOR RECEPTOR; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CONTROL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENDRITIC CELL; FEMALE; GERMINAL CENTER; GRANULOCYTE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LOCALIZED PROVOKED VULVODYNIA; LYMPHOID TISSUE; MACROPHAGE; MAST CELL; PLASMA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE; VESTIBULE; VESTIBULE ASSOCIATED LYMPHOID TISSUE; VULVODYNIA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; VULVA;

B-LYMPHOCYTES; BIOMARKERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENDRITIC CELLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHOID TISSUE; MACROPHAGES; T-LYMPHOCYTES; VULVA; VULVODYNIA;

EID: 84930389649     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2014.10.1098     Document Type: Article

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