title: Vulvitis circumscripta plasmacellularis (Zoon's vulvitis) associated with autoimmune polyglandular endocrine failure.
abstract: Vulvitis circumscripta plasmacellularis (Zoon's vulvitis) is a distinct clinicopathological entity which presents as a shiny, atrophic, erythematous plaque of the vulva. It is an idiopathic condition with characteristic clinical and histological findings that generally occur in isolation of other medical disorders. We report a 36-year-old woman with vulvitis circumscripta plasmacellularis associated with polyglandular endocrine failure and circulating autoimmune antibodies. The association between Zoon's vulvitis and these autoimmune conditions raises the possibility that Zoon's vulvitis may be an autoimmune disorder.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
authors.forename: T G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Salopek
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Siminoski
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000097:blood; D004817:Epidermis / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005881:Gingiva / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D016884:Polyendocrinopathies, Autoimmune / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D013967:Thyroiditis, Autoimmune / Q000150:complications; D014844:Vulva / Q000473:pathology; D014847:Vulvitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D001323:Autoantibodies