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Common diseases of the vulva
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Common diseases of the vulva

Diane Elas and Colleen K Stockdale
The Vulva, pp.85-94
CRC Press, 2
2017
DOI: 10.1201/9781315113739-11

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Abstract

This chapter describes common vulvovaginal symptoms and the associated conditions that health care providers encounter frequently in clinical practice. It provides the clinician with a practical approach for the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of these conditions. The chapter discusses education is important for self-care in the healing process of all vulvar vaginal conditions. A general history that includes gynecologic, obstetric, medical, surgical, social/abuse and family history of dermatologic and immunologic conditions provides essential information, before physical examination, testing, and patient education. Vulvar hygiene and lifestyle practices can also expose the vulvar vaginal tissue to additional insults that cause symptoms to worsen. The vulvar diseases that present with burning as the predominant symptom are contact dermatitis of the vulva, atrophic vaginitis, vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia, and Candida glabrata yeast infection. Atrophic vaginitis is a condition that occurs when the vulvar vaginal tissue lacks estrogen.
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