title: Genital psoriasis: a hidden multidisciplinary problem - a review of literature.
abstract: Genital psoriasis is a variety of autoimmune dermatological disease - psoriasis with relapsing-remitting course, which can have an onset in all age groups. It is most often diagnosed at an advanced stage. Genital psoriasis is considered an embar-rassing condition and is often misjudged as a sexually transmitted disease or allergic reaction due to low social awareness of the disease. The manifestations of genital psoriasis may differ from typical genital dermatoses and with symptoms such as itch, erythroderma and vaginal discharge may mimic other diseases at an early stage. The diagnosis and treatment of genital psoriasis may be difficult and often requires a multidisciplinary approach. The aim of this article is to present the literature review of genital psoriasis concentrating on the clinical presentation, treatment and influence on the quality of patients' life and sexual activity disorders.
authors.affiliation: 3rd Department of Gynecology, Medical University of Lublin, Poland. czuczwar@wp.pl.
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Czuczwar
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stępniak
authors.forename: Andy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Goren
authors.forename: Wojciech
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wrona
authors.forename: Tomasz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Paszkowski
authors.forename: Mariola
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pawlaczyk
authors.forename: Dorota
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Piekarska-Myślińska
authors.forename: Sławomir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Woźniak
authors.forename: Aldona
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pietrzak
mesh_terms: D000279:Administration, Cutaneous; D000328:Adult; D003873:Dermatitis, Exfoliative / Q000209:etiology; D003879:Dermatologic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D011537:Pruritus; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology; D011788:Quality of Life; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012735:Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / Q000209:etiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D003879:Dermatologic Agents
keywords: genital psoriasis; psoriasis; sexual disorders; vulvar disease