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Lichenoid Dermatitis of the Vulva: Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis for the Gynecologic Pathologist.

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Lewin, MR; Hick, RW; Selim, MA
Published in: Adv Anat Pathol
September 2017

Inflammatory processes affecting the vulva may present a unique challenge due to location specific changes. Different factors are behind the intricacy in the presentation of vulvar dermatoses. First, the vulva is lined by different epithelia (hair-bearing keratinized epithelium, modified mucosa, and mucosa). Furthermore, among other factors, this organ is exposed to friction, occlusion, and trauma. Lastly, as there is a tendency to look for health care advice at an advanced stage of the disease, the lesion may be modified by secondary changes due to self-treatment. This article describes the clinical presentation and pathologic features of vulvar dermatoses with a lichenoid pattern and highlights practical points for their diagnoses.

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Adv Anat Pathol

DOI

EISSN

1533-4031

Publication Date

September 2017

Volume

24

Issue

5

Start / End Page

278 / 293

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Vulvar Diseases
  • Vulva
  • Pathology
  • Pathologists
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Dermatitis
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences
 

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Lewin, M. R., Hick, R. W., & Selim, M. A. (2017). Lichenoid Dermatitis of the Vulva: Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis for the Gynecologic Pathologist. Adv Anat Pathol, 24(5), 278–293. https://doi.org/10.1097/PAP.0000000000000160
Lewin, Marc R., Ryan W. Hick, and Maria A. Selim. “Lichenoid Dermatitis of the Vulva: Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis for the Gynecologic Pathologist.Adv Anat Pathol 24, no. 5 (September 2017): 278–93. https://doi.org/10.1097/PAP.0000000000000160.
Lewin MR, Hick RW, Selim MA. Lichenoid Dermatitis of the Vulva: Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis for the Gynecologic Pathologist. Adv Anat Pathol. 2017 Sep;24(5):278–93.
Lewin, Marc R., et al. “Lichenoid Dermatitis of the Vulva: Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis for the Gynecologic Pathologist.Adv Anat Pathol, vol. 24, no. 5, Sept. 2017, pp. 278–93. Pubmed, doi:10.1097/PAP.0000000000000160.
Lewin MR, Hick RW, Selim MA. Lichenoid Dermatitis of the Vulva: Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis for the Gynecologic Pathologist. Adv Anat Pathol. 2017 Sep;24(5):278–293.

Published In

Adv Anat Pathol

DOI

EISSN

1533-4031

Publication Date

September 2017

Volume

24

Issue

5

Start / End Page

278 / 293

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Vulvar Diseases
  • Vulva
  • Pathology
  • Pathologists
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Dermatitis
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences