Clinical spectrum of desquamative inflammatory vaginitis.

Colleen Kennedy Stockdale

doi:10.1007/s11908-010-0135-y

Back

Clinical spectrum of desquamative inflammatory vaginitis.

Journal article

Open access

Peer reviewed

Clinical spectrum of desquamative inflammatory vaginitis.

Colleen Kennedy Stockdale

Current infectious disease reports, Vol.12(6), pp.479-483

11/01/2010

DOI: 10.1007/s11908-010-0135-y

Files and links (1)

url

https://doi.org/10.1007/s11908-010-0135-yView

Published (Version of record) Open Access

Abstract

Desquamative inflammatory vaginitis (DIV) is a rare chronic clinical syndrome of unknown etiology characterized by profuse purulent vaginal discharge, diffuse exudative vaginitis, epithelial cell exfoliation, and pain. A diagnosis of DIV is often missed by even experienced practitioners owing to its rarity and its clinical and laboratory presentation similar to other inflammatory vulvovaginal disorders. Although DIV is difficult to treat and often requires long-term therapy for maintenance, successful therapy has been reported with topical steroids and clindamycin.

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Details

Title: Subtitle: Clinical spectrum of desquamative inflammatory vaginitis.
Creators: Colleen Kennedy Stockdale - University of Iowa
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Current infectious disease reports, Vol.12(6), pp.479-483
DOI: 10.1007/s11908-010-0135-y
NLM abbreviation: Curr Infect Dis Rep
ISSN: 1534-3146
Language: English
Date published: 11/01/2010
Academic Unit: Obstetrics and Gynecology
Record Identifier: 9983557402002771

Metrics

24 Record Views