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Benign “lumps and bumps” of the vulva: A review [Image: see text]

Vulvar dermatology represents a challenge for many providers. Given that the vulva is both a gynecologic and dermatologic organ, patients with cutaneous lesions involving the vulva may present to primary care, gynecology, or dermatology. Particularly within dermatology, the vulva remains understudie...

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Autores principales: Sally, Rachel, Shaw, Katharina S., Pomeranz, Miriam Keltz
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8484947/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34621949
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijwd.2021.04.007
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description Vulvar dermatology represents a challenge for many providers. Given that the vulva is both a gynecologic and dermatologic organ, patients with cutaneous lesions involving the vulva may present to primary care, gynecology, or dermatology. Particularly within dermatology, the vulva remains understudied, which can lead to anxiety among providers regarding appropriate next steps in the diagnosis and management of vulvar lesions. Thus, the purpose of this review is to highlight commonly encountered anatomic variants and benign neoplasms of the vulva, distinguish them from key pathologic mimickers, and provide guidance to practicing dermatologists on what may constitute normal vulvar variations.
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spelling pubmed-84849472021-10-06 Benign “lumps and bumps” of the vulva: A review [Image: see text] Sally, Rachel Shaw, Katharina S. Pomeranz, Miriam Keltz Int J Womens Dermatol Review Vulvar dermatology represents a challenge for many providers. Given that the vulva is both a gynecologic and dermatologic organ, patients with cutaneous lesions involving the vulva may present to primary care, gynecology, or dermatology. Particularly within dermatology, the vulva remains understudied, which can lead to anxiety among providers regarding appropriate next steps in the diagnosis and management of vulvar lesions. Thus, the purpose of this review is to highlight commonly encountered anatomic variants and benign neoplasms of the vulva, distinguish them from key pathologic mimickers, and provide guidance to practicing dermatologists on what may constitute normal vulvar variations. Elsevier 2021-05-12 /pmc/articles/PMC8484947/ /pubmed/34621949 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijwd.2021.04.007 Text en © 2021 Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of Women's Dermatologic Society. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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