Pigmented vulvar lesions.
Pigmented lesions represent an enormous range of conditions, from benign to malignant tumors, and from infectious to post-inflammatory. Pigmented lesions are much less easily diagnosed on anogenital skin, and clinicians should have a low threshold for biopsy confirmation of diseases not classic in appearance.
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Dermatology, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC 28211, USA. ledwardsmd@aol.com
D000052:Acanthosis Nigricans / Q000473:pathology; D000794:Angiokeratoma / Q000473:pathology; D001913:Bowen's Disease / Q000473:pathology; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology; D003218:Condylomata Acuminata / Q000473:pathology; D004416:Dysplastic Nevus Syndrome / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017492:Keratosis, Seborrheic / Q000473:pathology; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology; D008548:Melanosis / Q000473:pathology; D009508:Nevus, Pigmented / Q000473:pathology*; D010859:Pigmentation Disorders / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D014844:Vulva / Q000473:pathology*