
A case study on diagnosis and management. Could you recognize this rare condition?
Dr Hope K Haefner, MD, is Profesor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Michigan Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

A case study on diagnosis and management. Could you recognize this rare condition?

Could you recognize this rare vulvar condition?

The etiology of this condition is unclear but is consistent with a loss of the normal vaginal flora and increase in inflammation.

This vulvar infection rarely is seen but presents an intriguing case.

Three more chances to test your diagnostic skills.

Can you make the correct diagnosis and identify the best treatment plan for these common vulvar conditions?

What is your diagnosis when vulvar examination shows loss of the labia minora?

These three cases illustrate common diseases that patients with vulvar conditions may present with. Can you make the correct diagnosis and identify the best treatment plan?

What’s your diagnosis in a woman who has ulcerations unresponsive to treatment for yeast?

What is your diagnosis when you see vulvar fissures?

What’s your diagnosis in a patient with lesions that are sometimes painful and do not respond to antibiotics?

Do you know how to differentiate precancerous from cancerous vulvar lesions?

A 26-year-old G0 comes to the office complaining of dysuria and painful lesions on her vulva. Can you make the correct diagnosis and treatment plan?

A 62-year-old woman presents for her annual gynecologic exam, stating that she has had a 4-month history of worsening vulvar pruritus. Can you make the correct diagnosis and treatment plan?

A 27-year-old woman presents with an 18-month history of vulvar irritation. She has tried multiple agents for her condition including topical steroids, Vagisil, antibiotics, and fluconazole without relief. What's your diagnosis?

A 72 year-old woman is referred to your office by her internist for vulvar lesions. She denies itching or pain and states that the lesions have been there for years. Her medical history is unremarkable.

A 42 y.o. woman presents for her annual gynecologic exam and complains of a non-painful mass on her right vulva. Can you make the diagnosis and prescribe the best treatment plan?

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