Dermoscopic and reflectance confocal microscopy features of two cases of vulvar basal cell carcinoma [PDF]
, 2018 Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common malignant skin cancer. Its genital localization is rare, and the diagnosis in this site could be challenging.
Cinotti, Elisa +5 more
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Flap Anatomies and Victorian Veils: Penetrating the Female Reproductive Interior
Gender &History, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article examines the reappearance in the early nineteenth century of anatomical flapbooks in the context of obstetrical education in Britain, America and France. It asks why liftable paper flaps were reintroduced at this time after their disappearance from medical atlases in the eighteenth century.
Margaret Carlyle, Marcia D. Nichols
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Recalcitrant vulvar lichen planus cleared on abrocitinib: A case report
SAGE Open Medical Case ReportsLichen planus is a chronic inflammatory disorder, with vulvar variants often resistant to multiple treatments. The primary therapeutic goals for vulvar lichen planus are to prevent scarring and the development of squamous cell carcinoma.
Celina DeBiasio, Carly Kirshen
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Recent advances in understanding provoked vestibulodynia [version 1; referees: 3 approved]
F1000Research, 2016 Vulvodynia refers to pain in the vulva of at least 3 months’ duration in the absence of a recognized underlying cause. Provoked, localized vestibulodynia is the term used to describe superficial pain confined to the vulvar vestibule, provoked by touch ...
Ahinoam Lev-Sagie, Steven S. Witkin
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Langerhans' cell histiocytosis of the vulva: The use of photodynamic therapy [PDF]
, 2014 Background: The evaluation of possible efficacy of Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) in a rare condition of vulvar Langerhans' cell histiocytosis (LCH), in a 43-years-old women with one year history of pruritic vulvar lesions.
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Efficacy of transcranial direct-current stimulation (tDCS) in women with provoked vestibulodynia: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial [PDF]
, 2016 : Background: Provoked vestibulodynia is the most common form of vulvodynia. Despite its high prevalence and deleterious sexual, conjugal, and psychological repercussions, effective evidence-based interventions for provoked vestibulodynia remain limited.
Bureau, Yves-André +6 more
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Chronic Pelvic and Vulvar Pain in Women [PDF]
Reviews in Pain, 2008 • Peripheral generators and the central nervous system have a role in the production of visceral and somatic hypersensivities and hyperalgesias. • More generalised symptoms often exist and efferent activity from the CNS may also be responsible for abnormal visceral and muscular function.
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Grounds in Equality Law: Before and After For Women Scotland
The Modern Law Review, EarlyView.Grounds are the fulcrum of equality law. Thus, discrimination is discrimination when it is based on or because of certain kinds of personal characteristics or grounds such as race or sex. But there is no definition of grounds in general or a definition of grounds such as race or sex in particular in equality law. This article shows that in defining the
Shreya Atrey
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Subpubic cartilaginous cystic lesion presenting as a vulvar mass: a case report
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2009 Introduction A subpubic cartilaginous cyst is a rare and innocent defect originating from the symphysis pubis and may present as a vulvar mass and/or chronic abdominal pain.
Hoogendoorn RJW +3 more
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Neural plasticity in common forms of chronic headaches [PDF]
, 2015 Headaches are universal experiences and among the most common disorders. While headache may be physiological in the acute setting, it can become a pathological and persistent condition.The mechanisms underlying the transition from episodic to chronic ...
Chen, Wei-Ta +5 more
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