Vulvar disorders in prepubertal girls. A literature review.
OBJECTIVE
To review and discuss vulvar disorders in prepubertal girls.


METHODS
Literature review.


RESULTS
Bacterial and fungal vulvitis, dermatitis, inflammatory dermatoses, secondary drug reactions, viral infections and a variety of vulvar tumors can all present as primary vulvar problems in prepubertal girls. In addition, systemic diseases can present with vulvar involvement.


CONCLUSIONS
In order to facilitate optimal care of prepubertal girls with vulvar disorders, a comprehensive review of the literature is presented.
Department of Surgery, Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
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D002648:Child; D003872:Dermatitis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010372:Pediatrics; D011627:Puberty; D014845:Vulvar Diseases / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000821:virology; D014846:Vulvar Neoplasms; D014847:Vulvitis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000821:virology