title: Vulvar fissures: causes and therapy.
abstract: Vulvar fissures occur in two main patterns: at the posterior fourchette, and within skin folds and creases. The cause of posterior fourchette splitting is not known, and the treatment is a perineoplasty. Skin-fold fissures occur in response to several inflammatory dermatoses or infections, and therapy consists of elimination of any underlying infection and the (sometimes prolonged) use of a topical corticosteroid ointment.
authors.affiliation: Southeast Vulvar Clinic, Charlotte, North Carolina 28211, USA. ledwardsmd@aol.com
authors.forename: Libby
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Edwards
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D014845:Vulvar Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy