Vulvar Pathology
Inflammatory Disorders Affecting the Epidermis of the Vulva
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Ball, RA; Edwards, L; Reutter, JC; West, KL; Selim, MA
January 1, 2014
Inflammatory dermatoses involving the epidermis are a prevalent cause of biopsy of the vulva. Herein, we describe the most common pathologic processes involving the vulvar epidermis including the spongiotic pattern (allergic contact dermatitis, irritant contact dermatitis, amicrobial pustulosis of the folds), cytotoxic or vacuolar interface pattern (fixed drug eruption, erythema multiforme, Stevens-Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis, graft-versus-host disease, lupus erythematosus), and acanthotic pattern (lichen simplex chronicus, psoriasis and Reiter’s syndrome). The salient histologic features, differential diagnoses and the challenges encountered by the reviewing pathologist will be emphasized.
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Ball, R. A., Edwards, L., Reutter, J. C., West, K. L., & Selim, M. A. (2014). Inflammatory Disorders Affecting the Epidermis of the Vulva. In Vulvar Pathology (pp. 31–69). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1807-2_3
Ball, R. A., L. Edwards, J. C. Reutter, K. L. West, and M. A. Selim. “Inflammatory Disorders Affecting the Epidermis of the Vulva.” In Vulvar Pathology, 31–69, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1807-2_3.
Ball RA, Edwards L, Reutter JC, West KL, Selim MA. Inflammatory Disorders Affecting the Epidermis of the Vulva. In: Vulvar Pathology. 2014. p. 31–69.
Ball, R. A., et al. “Inflammatory Disorders Affecting the Epidermis of the Vulva.” Vulvar Pathology, 2014, pp. 31–69. Scopus, doi:10.1007/978-1-4939-1807-2_3.
Ball RA, Edwards L, Reutter JC, West KL, Selim MA. Inflammatory Disorders Affecting the Epidermis of the Vulva. Vulvar Pathology. 2014. p. 31–69.