title: Inflammatory dermatoses of the vulva.
abstract: Inflammatory, non-neoplastic epidermal alterations of the vulva can be correctly diagnosed using classification schemes applied to skin elsewhere on the body. A wide range of inflammatory disorders may occur on the vulva, and they may have a similar clinical presentation to HPV lesions. However, HPV is incurable and often is treated surgically. Accordingly, as inflammatory dermatoses commonly occur on the vulva and are often curable with topical therapy, an awareness of these entities and an ability to distinguish them from HPV are imperative.
authors.affiliation: Division of Dermatopathology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA. lhammocz@jhmi.edu
authors.forename: Lauren A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Hammock
authors.forename: Terry L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Barrett
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000473:pathology; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014845:Vulvar Diseases / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology