vulvar dystrophy (vulvar disorder)
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Introduction
Non-neoplastic, primarily vulvar skin disease.
Etiology
- lichen sclerosus
- squamous cell hyperplasia
- intraepithelial neoplasia
- lichen simplex chronicus
- lichen planus
- vulvitis
Pathology
- labia minora may be resorbed into or fused with the labia majora[1]
Differential diagnosis
More general terms
More specific terms
- lichen sclerosus
- vulvar (vaginal) vestibulitis
- vulvar abscess
- vulvar intraepithelial hyperplasia
- vulvar lichen simplex chronicus; vulvar squamous cell hyperplasia; hyperplastic vulvar dystrophy
- vulvar neoplasm
- vulvar polyp
- vulvar pruritus
- vulvar ulcer
- vulvitis
- vulvovaginal candidiasis
Additional terms
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Geriatrics Review Syllabus, American Geriatrics Society, 5th edition, 2002-2004
Geriatric Review Syllabus, 8th edition (GRS8) Durso SC and Sullivan GN (eds) American Geriatrics Society, 2013
Geriatric Review Syllabus, 9th edition (GRS9) Medinal-Walpole A, Pacala JT, Porter JF (eds) American Geriatrics Society, 2016
Geriatric Review Syllabus, 10th edition (GRS10) Harper GM, Lyons WL, Potter JF (eds) American Geriatrics Society, 2019 - ↑ 2.0 2.1 O'Gorman SM and Torgerson RR. Allergic contact dermatitis of the vulva. Dermatitis 2013 Mar; 24:64. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23474446
- ↑ Kingston A. Vulval disease in the postmenopausal patient: a guide to current management. Menopause Int. 2010 Sep;16(3):117-20. Review. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20956687
- ↑ Rodriguez MI, Leclair CM. Benign vulvar dermatoses. Obstet Gynecol Surv. 2012 Jan;67(1):55-63. Review. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22278079