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Vulvitis

MedGen UID:
22690
Concept ID:
C0042996
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Vulvitides
SNOMED CT: Vulvitis (63144007)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0007018

Definition

Inflammation of the vulva. It is characterized by pruritus and painful urination. [from MONDO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Fistarol SK, Itin PH
Curr Probl Dermatol 2011;40:58-70. Epub 2011 Feb 10 doi: 10.1159/000321051. PMID: 21325840
Lin MT, Rohwedder A, Mysliborski J, Leopold K, Wilson VL, Carlson JA
J Cutan Pathol 2008 Mar;35(3):259-72. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2007.00805.x. PMID: 18251739
Maizels M, Gandhi K, Keating B, Rosenbaum D
Curr Probl Pediatr 1993 Nov-Dec;23(10):402-50. doi: 10.1016/0045-9380(93)90007-y. PMID: 8287678

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Zuckerman A, Romano M
J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 2016 Dec;29(6):673-679. Epub 2016 Sep 21 doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2016.08.002. PMID: 27969009
Dei M, Di Maggio F, Di Paolo G, Bruni V
Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol 2010 Apr;24(2):129-37. Epub 2009 Nov 1 doi: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2009.09.010. PMID: 19884044
Foster DC
Obstet Gynecol 2002 Jul;100(1):145-63. doi: 10.1016/s0029-7844(02)02080-x. PMID: 12100817
Hassan E, Creatsas G, Gravanis A, Georgoulias V, Psychoyos A
Ann N Y Acad Sci 1997 Jun 17;816:451-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1997.tb52175.x. PMID: 9238301
Foster DC
Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol 1993 Dec;5(6):726-32. PMID: 8286682

Diagnosis

Savas JA, Pichardo RO
Dermatol Clin 2018 Jul;36(3):225-243. Epub 2018 Apr 26 doi: 10.1016/j.det.2018.02.006. PMID: 29929595
Damiani L, Quadros M, Posser V, Minotto R, Boff AL
An Bras Dermatol 2017;92(5 Suppl 1):166-168. doi: 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20175622. PMID: 29267481Free PMC Article
Zuckerman A, Romano M
J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 2016 Dec;29(6):673-679. Epub 2016 Sep 21 doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2016.08.002. PMID: 27969009
Guerrero A, Venkatesan A
Clin Obstet Gynecol 2015 Sep;58(3):464-75. doi: 10.1097/GRF.0000000000000125. PMID: 26125955
Foster DC
Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol 1993 Dec;5(6):726-32. PMID: 8286682

Therapy

Donders GG, Sobel JD
Mycoses 2017 Feb;60(2):70-72. Epub 2016 Sep 30 doi: 10.1111/myc.12572. PMID: 27687503
Simonetta C, Burns EK, Guo MA
Mo Med 2015 Jul-Aug;112(4):301-7. PMID: 26455062Free PMC Article
Guerrero A, Venkatesan A
Clin Obstet Gynecol 2015 Sep;58(3):464-75. doi: 10.1097/GRF.0000000000000125. PMID: 26125955
Fistarol SK, Itin PH
Curr Probl Dermatol 2011;40:58-70. Epub 2011 Feb 10 doi: 10.1159/000321051. PMID: 21325840
Panagiotopoulou N, Wong CS, Winter-Roach B
J Obstet Gynaecol 2010 Apr;30(3):226-30. doi: 10.3109/01443610903477572. PMID: 20373919

Prognosis

Fistarol SK, Itin PH
Curr Probl Dermatol 2011;40:58-70. Epub 2011 Feb 10 doi: 10.1159/000321051. PMID: 21325840
Andreani SM, Ratnasingham K, Dang HH, Gravante G, Giordano P
Int J Surg 2010;8(1):2-5. Epub 2009 Oct 1 doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2009.09.012. PMID: 19800432
Dhanjal M, Teixeira F, Dadzie O, Rose G
Clin Exp Dermatol 2009 Dec;34(8):e789-91. Epub 2009 Sep 22 doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2009.03515.x. PMID: 19778311
Foster DC
Obstet Gynecol 2002 Jul;100(1):145-63. doi: 10.1016/s0029-7844(02)02080-x. PMID: 12100817
Byth JL
Australas J Dermatol 1998 Aug;39(3):139-48; quiz 149-50. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-0960.1998.tb01270.x. PMID: 9737039

Clinical prediction guides

Wendling J, Plantier F, Moyal-Barracco M
J Low Genit Tract Dis 2023 Oct 1;27(4):384-389. doi: 10.1097/LGT.0000000000000771. PMID: 37729048
Mounsey SJ, Teo YX, Calonje JE, Lewis FM
Int J Dermatol 2023 Jan;62(1):62-65. Epub 2022 Oct 17 doi: 10.1111/ijd.16449. PMID: 36250299
Yıldız Ş, Cengiz H, Kaya C, Alay İ, Öztürk E, Tunca AF, Erdoğan A, Yaşar L
J Psychosom Obstet Gynaecol 2022 Jun;43(2):99-106. Epub 2020 Dec 10 doi: 10.1080/0167482X.2020.1857359. PMID: 33297796
Krapf JM, Cavallo K, Saleeb M, Goldstein AT
J Low Genit Tract Dis 2021 Oct 1;25(4):312-317. doi: 10.1097/LGT.0000000000000617. PMID: 34224535
Gordon D, Gardella C, Eschenbach D, Mitchell CM
J Low Genit Tract Dis 2016 Jan;20(1):80-4. doi: 10.1097/LGT.0000000000000085. PMID: 25259664Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Krapf JM, Cavallo K, Saleeb M, Goldstein AT
J Low Genit Tract Dis 2021 Oct 1;25(4):312-317. doi: 10.1097/LGT.0000000000000617. PMID: 34224535
Yun JSW, Veysey E
J Low Genit Tract Dis 2021 Jul 1;25(3):243-254. doi: 10.1097/LGT.0000000000000609. PMID: 34086619
Zuckerman A, Romano M
J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 2016 Dec;29(6):673-679. Epub 2016 Sep 21 doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2016.08.002. PMID: 27969009

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