| On physical examination, the vulvar lesion is usually raised and may be fleshy, ulcerated, leukoplakic, or warty in appearance. |
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| Other conditions that should be ruled out include bacterial cystitis, urethritis, neoplasia, vaginitis and vulvar vestibulitis. |
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| Cotton swab palpation of areas outside the vulvar vestibule result in minimal pain. |
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| In the past, syphilis and other granulomatous diseases have been associated with vulvar cancer. |
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| Feces, urine, or blood can easily contaminate the wound and infection can range from a superficial infection to septicemia and gangrene of vulvar tissue. |
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| This paper will focus on the two most common types of vulvodynia, vulvar vestibulitis syndrome and generalized vulvodynia. |
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| Of the 81 patients who did not respond within 6 months to conservative treatment, 56 agreed to undergo vulvar vestibulectomy with perineoplasty. |
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| Other vulvar glands that are less often involved include Skene's, as well as the paraurethral glands, he said at an ob. |
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| The symptoms include recurrent itching, redness, fissures, and vulvar dysuria. |
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| Most of the literature characterizing vulvar smooth muscle tumors comprises single case reports with reviews of the literature, and few large case series exist. |
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| Rare examples of apocrine cystadenoma and pigmented hidrocystoma derived from vulvar eccrine secretory coils have been reported by Glusac and Kamishima, respectively. |
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| When evaluating a patient with a vulvar lesion, the initial evaluation should include a thorough exam with a measurement of the lesion and evaluation of inguinal lymph nodes. |
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| Chronic Crohn's disease may damage lymphatic channels and leave patients with lymphangiectasis or lymphangioma and associated scarring and vulvar edema. |
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| Past medical history included vulvectomy for vulvar carcinoma, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in remission after cyclophosphamide, and a 40 pack per year history of tobacco use. |
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| Donders' study testing Cutaneous Lysate in women suffering from vulvar pain were reported in the Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease in the October 2012 issue. |
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