title: Interferon for vulvar vestibulitis.
abstract: Eight women with human papillomavirus-associated vestibular adenitis were treated with locally administered alpha interferon, 1 million units, three times weekly for four consecutive weeks. Five patients had a complete remission, and one had a slight, transient improvement, with a relapse after the therapy ceased.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107.
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Kent
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Wisniewski
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D005088:Exocrine Glands; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015552:Injections, Intralesional; D007370:Interferon Type I / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008199:Lymphadenitis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D027383:Papillomaviridae; D014412:Tumor Virus Infections / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D007370:Interferon Type I