Subcutaneous injection of triamcinolone acetonide in the treatment of chronic vulvar pruritus.
OBJECTIVE
We studied the efficacy of subcutaneous corticosteroid injection as therapy for chronic vulvar pruritus.


METHODS
Adult women with symptoms of vulvar pruritus > 6 months were studied. After appropriate biopsies and cultures were performed, patients were included in the study group if they experienced limited relief with topical triamcinolone cream. Triamcinolone acetonide (15 to 20 mg) was injected subcutaneously and massaged into the affected vulvar tissue.


RESULTS
Seventy-eight percent of patients (35/45) experienced relief of vulvar pruritus for > 1 month (mean duration 5.8 months).


CONCLUSIONS
We found that subcutaneous injection triamcinolone acetonide provided relief of symptoms of chronic vulvar pruritus.
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
R A
RA
Kelly
D C
DC
Foster
J D
JD
Woodruff
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007279:Injections, Subcutaneous; D008875:Middle Aged; D011539:Pruritus Vulvae / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D014222:Triamcinolone Acetonide / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014844:Vulva / Q000473:pathology
D014222:Triamcinolone Acetonide