title: Successful treatment of Zoon's vulvitis with high potency topical steroid.
abstract: Zoon's vulvitis is a rare, chronic condition of the vulva that presents with burning, pruritus, and dysuria with characteristic lesions and histopathology. Several treatment options have been reported with limited success. A 63-year-old woman with Zoon's vulvitis diagnosed on histopathology was treated with clobetasol propionate 0.05%. Complete resolution of her symptoms and lesions occurred in less than 1 week. No recurrence of her symptoms has occurred after 9 months. Zoon's vulvitis may be successfully and expeditiously treated with high potency topical steroids.
authors.affiliation: Evanston Continence Center, Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 1000 Central Street, Evanston, IL, 60201, USA. sbotros@enh.org
authors.forename: Sylvia M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Botros
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dieterich
authors.forename: Peter K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Sand
authors.forename: Roger P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Goldberg
mesh_terms: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002990:Clobetasol / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014844:Vulva / Q000473:pathology; D014847:Vulvitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D002990:Clobetasol