Vulvar Inflammatory Dermatoses

Vulvar hypertrophic lichen planus

“…В связи с анатомическими и физиологическими особенностями вульвы (повышенная влажность, влияние фрикций, окклюзия, высокая чувствительность ко вторичной инфекции) дерматозы этой области имеют клиническое своеобразие и нередко характеризуются атипичными формами [6]. Это важно учитывать при дифференциальной диагностике такой предраковой формы КПЛ, как гипертрофическая.…”

Vulvar Dermatoses

“…Psoriasisli kadınların %5-15'inde vulvar semptomlar görülür. Tırnak tutulumlu psoriasis hastalarının %32,7'sinde vulvar tutulum, vulvar tutulumlu psoriasis hastalarının %20,3'ünde tırnak tutulumu bildirilmektedir (3,4).…”

comment:A study on non venereal genital dermatoses in north India

“…But it is important to remember that lichen sclerosus (LS), lichen simplex chronicus and vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia (VIN) might also manifest as hypopigmented lesions [1]. Physicians should be aware of the diagnosis of LS, because this disease is associated with a risk of developing invasive squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) in both male (4-6%) and female (2-5%) patients [2,3]. Erythematous lesions of the genital area can be caused by tinea, candidiasis, psoriasis or dermatitis (atopic, contact or seborrheic).…”

“…Erythematous lesions of the genital area can be caused by tinea, candidiasis, psoriasis or dermatitis (atopic, contact or seborrheic). It is important not to underestimate the prevalence of contact dermatitis, especially the irritative type, which can be the primary cause of the patient's complaints or could be superimposed to other dermatoses [1][2][3][4]. Other entities that can manifest as erythematous or erythematosquamous plaques are Zoon's balanitis or vulvitis, VIN, extramammary Paget's disease, erythroplasia of Queyrat (EQ) and Bowen's disease (BD) [1][2][3][4][5].…”

“…Lichen planus, pemphigus vulgaris, bullous pemphigoid, mucous membrane pemphigoid, linear IgA bullous disease, Hailey-Hailey disease, Darier disease, lupus erythematosus, Behçet disease, Crohn disease and SCC can cause erosive disease. In many cases, biopsy is the only way to make the final diagnosis [1][2][3][4][5]. It is worth mentioning that physicians should be well familiarized with the anatomy of the genital region, so normal findings such as penile pearly papules do not end being treated as genital warts [2].…”