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Vulvovaginal Lichen Planus Treatment: A Survey of Current Practices
Susan M. Cooper, MD, MRCP;
Hope K. Haefner, MD;
Shafika Abrahams-Gessel, MS;
Lynette J. Margesson, MD, FRCPC
Arch Dermatol. 2008;144(11):1520-1521.
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To our knowledge, only a few studies report significant numbers of cases of vulvovaginal lichen planus (LP).1-4 Treatment is very difficult. Vulvovaginal LP is perceived as poorly responsive to topical corticosteroids. To our knowledge, no randomized controlled trials of treatment have been performed, and only 1 case series exists.1 Treatment efficacy data are anecdotal or based on isolated case reports.5-6 The aims of this survey were to summarize the symptoms and clinical features of vulvovaginal LP and to record the therapeutic practices of physicians with special interest in genital LP in different regions of the world, with a view toward a cooperative international treatment study.
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Members of the International Society for the Study of Vulvovaginal Disease (ISSVD) with a special interest in genital LP were invited to participate. Nine physicians prospectively recorded data . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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