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Koh: Management of skin lesion of female external genitalia
Recent Clinical Review
Korean Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Korean Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2010; 53(12): 1047-1051.

Published online: 21 December 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5468/kjog.2010.53.12.1047

Management of skin lesion of female external genitalia

Suk Bong Koh, M.D.

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.

Corresponding author (sbko@cu.ac.kr)

Received 8 October 2010       Accepted 23 November 2010

Copyright © 2010 Korean Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Abstract

Patients with vulval symptoms are met frequently in gynaecological practice. The complaint is often long-standing and distressing and frequently induces a feeling of despair in both patient and doctor. The diagnosis and management of vulval dermatoses require such a multidisciplinary approach and the importance of this has been amply demonstrated by the evolution of combined clinics. Vulval disease in many societies can be the subject of unnecessary and exaggerated shame and embarrassment, hence their frequency and importance have been underestimated.

Keywords: Female, External genitalia, Skin lesion, Management

Figures and Tables

Table 1
Classification of vulval diseases (ISSVD and ISGP in 1986)
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ISSVD: International Society for Study of Vulvar Disease, ISGP: International Society of Gynecological Pathologists.

Table 2
Gengeral view of external genitalia examination
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Table 3
Biopsy of the vulva
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