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Abstract
Inflammation of the vulvar vestibular region at the entrance of the VAGINA, generally involving surface mucosa and submucosal vestibular glands. It is characterized by ERYTHEMA and chronic recurrent pain in this area.
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4 entry terms
- Vulvar Vestibulitis Syndrome
- Vestibulitides, Vulvar
- Vestibulitis, Vulvar
- Vulvar Vestibulitides
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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do not confuse with VULVODYNIA
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History Note
2008
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Previous Indexing
- Dyspareunia (1987-2007)
- Vulvitis (1987-2007)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Vulvar Vestibulitis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D054515. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D054515
- Vulvar Vestibulitis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulvar_vestibulitis
- Vulvar Vestibulitis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7943634