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==General== | ==General== | ||
*Rare ~ 50 reported cases in English literature as of 2012.<ref name=pmid22421677>{{Cite journal | last1 = Çelik | first1 = A. | last2 = Haliloglu | first2 = B. | last3 = Tanriöver | first3 = Y. | last4 = Ilter | first4 = E. | last5 = Gündüz | first5 = T. | last6 = Ulu | first6 = I. | last7 = Midi | first7 = A. | last8 = Özekici | first8 = Ü. | title = Plasma cell vulvitis: a vulvar itching dilemma. | journal = Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol | volume = 78 | issue = 2 | pages = 230 | month = | year = | doi = 10.4103/0378-6323.93664 | PMID = 22421677 | URL = http://www.ijdvl.com/article.asp?issn=0378-6323;year=2012;volume=78;issue=2;spage=230;epage=230;aulast=%C7elik }}</ref> | *Rare ~ 50 reported cases in English literature as of 2012.<ref name=pmid22421677>{{Cite journal | last1 = Çelik | first1 = A. | last2 = Haliloglu | first2 = B. | last3 = Tanriöver | first3 = Y. | last4 = Ilter | first4 = E. | last5 = Gündüz | first5 = T. | last6 = Ulu | first6 = I. | last7 = Midi | first7 = A. | last8 = Özekici | first8 = Ü. | title = Plasma cell vulvitis: a vulvar itching dilemma. | journal = Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol | volume = 78 | issue = 2 | pages = 230 | month = | year = | doi = 10.4103/0378-6323.93664 | PMID = 22421677 | URL = http://www.ijdvl.com/article.asp?issn=0378-6323;year=2012;volume=78;issue=2;spage=230;epage=230;aulast=%C7elik }}</ref> | ||
*Analogous to [[Zoon's balanitis]] in males. | *Analogous to [[Zoon's balanitis]] in males.<ref name=pmid7884748>{{Cite journal | last1 = Yoganathan | first1 = S. | last2 = Bohl | first2 = TG. | last3 = Mason | first3 = G. | title = Plasma cell balanitis and vulvitis (of Zoon). A study of 10 cases. | journal = J Reprod Med | volume = 39 | issue = 12 | pages = 939-44 | month = Dec | year = 1994 | doi = | PMID = 7884748 }}</ref> | ||
Clinical:<ref name=pmid22421677/> | Clinical:<ref name=pmid22421677/> | ||
*Pruritis. | *Pruritis. | ||
*Pain. | *Pain. | ||
==Gross== | ==Gross== | ||
Revision as of 19:05, 3 January 2014
Zoon vulvitis, also vulvitis circumscripta plasmacellularis[1] and plasma cell vulvitis, is a rare pathology of the vulva.
General
- Rare ~ 50 reported cases in English literature as of 2012.[2]
- Analogous to Zoon's balanitis in males.[3]
Clinical:[2]
- Pruritis.
- Pain.
Gross
Features:[2]
- Erythematous macules or papules.
Microscopic
Features:
- Lack of a cornified layer.
- Abundant plasma cells.
DDx:
Images
See also
References
- ↑ dos Reis, HL.; de Vargas, PR.; Lucas, E.; Camporez, T.; Ferreira, Dde C.. "Zoon vulvitis as a differential diagnosis in an HIV-infected patient: a short report.". J Int Assoc Provid AIDS Care 12 (3): 159-61. doi:10.1177/2325957412467694. PMID 23449712.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Çelik, A.; Haliloglu, B.; Tanriöver, Y.; Ilter, E.; Gündüz, T.; Ulu, I.; Midi, A.; Özekici, Ü.. "Plasma cell vulvitis: a vulvar itching dilemma.". Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 78 (2): 230. doi:10.4103/0378-6323.93664. PMID 22421677.
- ↑ Yoganathan, S.; Bohl, TG.; Mason, G. (Dec 1994). "Plasma cell balanitis and vulvitis (of Zoon). A study of 10 cases.". J Reprod Med 39 (12): 939-44. PMID 7884748.