title: Treatment of a patient with vulvar vestibulitis by intramuscular interferon beta; a case report.
abstract: A patient with severe dyspareunia caused by vulvar vestibulitis, associated with human papillomavirus infection, was treated by intramuscular interferon beta. The treatment was well tolerated and no side effects were reported. A complete resolution of the vestibulitis was noticed 2 months later. No recurrence was noted during a year of follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Lady Davis Carmel Hospital, Haifa, Israel.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bornstein
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pascal
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Abramovici
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007273:Injections, Intramuscular; D016899:Interferon-beta / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D027383:Papillomaviridae; D014412:Tumor Virus Infections / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D014847:Vulvitis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D016899:Interferon-beta