Modern ideas about lichen planus of vulva
https://doi.org/10.33667/2078-5631-2021-9-63-66
Abstract
Lichen planus (LP) is a T-cell-mediated inflammatory dermatosis with an unclear etiology that affects the skin, nails and mucous membranes. The article outlines modern ideas about lichen planus, affecting the vulva. The issues of etiopathogenesis, clinical picture, differential diagnosis of various forms of this dermatosis are considered. The histopathological picture of vulvar LPL is described in detail. Possible complications, including anatomical abnormalities of the vulvar architectonics and the risk of malignant transformation, are considered. Various methods of treatment for this disease, local treatment regimens are presented, an overview of systemic drugs is given, as well as alternative approaches to patient management.
About the Authors
S. I. Surkichin
Central State Medical Academy of the Administrative Department of the President of Russia, Moscow
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Surkichin Sergei I., PhD Med, associate prof. at Dept of Dermatovenereology and Cosmetology
I. A. Apolikhina
National Medical Research Centre for Obstetrics, Gynecology andPerinatology n. a. academician V. I. Kulakov, Moscow
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Apolikhina Inna.A., DM Sci, prof.
R. Yu. Mayorov
Central State Medical Academy of the Administrative Department of the President of Russia, Moscow
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Mayorov Roman.Yu., resident of Dept of Dermatovenereology and Cosmetology
M. Avin
Medical Center ‘Stolitsa’, Moscow
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Marika Avin, dermatovenerologist
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Surkichin S.I., Apolikhina I.A., Mayorov R.Yu., Avin M. Modern ideas about lichen planus of vulva. Medical alphabet. 2021;(9):63-66. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.33667/2078-5631-2021-9-63-66
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