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Pruritus vulvae

MedGen UID:
46174
•Concept ID:
C0033778
•
Sign or Symptom
Synonym: Pruritus Vulvae
SNOMED CT: Pruritus of vulva (67882000); Itching of vulva (67882000); Pruritus vulvae (67882000); Vulval itching (67882000)
 
HPO: HP:0032004

Definition

A sensation of itching in the vulvar region. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPruritus vulvae

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Effective treatment of pruritus vulvae.
Counce JH
J La State Med Soc 1968 Feb;120(2):97-8. PMID: 5689361
Pruritus vulvae and its treatment with fluocinolone acetonide.
Fleckner AN, Anderson C, Yeransian J, Menasha M, Santamarina BA
J Am Med Womens Assoc 1967 Jul;22(7):463-4. PMID: 4227406
"WHITE" VULVAL LESIONS: DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT.
HYMAN AB, FALK HC
Postgrad Med 1963 Dec;34:567-71. doi: 10.1080/00325481.1963.11694942. PMID: 14105626

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Anogenital Swelling in a Teenager.
Lynch M, Byrne B, Ramsay B
Pediatr Dermatol 2016 Sep;33(5):553-4. doi: 10.1111/pde.12921. PMID: 27595873
Vulvar disease.
Foster DC
Obstet Gynecol 2002 Jul;100(1):145-63. doi: 10.1016/s0029-7844(02)02080-x. PMID: 12100817
The commonest causes of symptomatic vulvar disease: a dermatologist's perspective.
Fischer GO
Australas J Dermatol 1996 Feb;37(1):12-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-0960.1996.tb00988.x. PMID: 8936065
Vulval dystrophies: new approaches.
Lavery HA
Clin Obstet Gynaecol 1984 Apr;11(1):155-69. PMID: 6370531
Puritus vulvae: treatment by multiple intradermal alcohol injections.
Ward GD, Sutherst JR
Br J Dermatol 1975 Aug;93(2):201-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1975.tb06741.x. PMID: 1100094

Diagnosis

Vulvar pruritus-Causes, Diagnosis and Therapeutic Approach.
Woelber L, Prieske K, Mendling W, Schmalfeldt B, Tietz HJ, Jaeger A
Dtsch Arztebl Int 2020 Feb 21;116(8):126-133. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2020.0126. PMID: 32181734Free PMC Article
Vulvar itch.
Alani A, McDonald L, Abdelrahman W, Hunter HL
BMJ 2019 Feb 7;364:l83. doi: 10.1136/bmj.l83. PMID: 30733221
Itch in Special Skin Locations Management.
Misery L
Curr Probl Dermatol 2016;50:111-5. Epub 2016 Aug 23 doi: 10.1159/000446051. PMID: 27578079
Vulvar disease.
Foster DC
Obstet Gynecol 2002 Jul;100(1):145-63. doi: 10.1016/s0029-7844(02)02080-x. PMID: 12100817
Vulvar dystrophies.
Soper JT, Creasman WT
Clin Obstet Gynecol 1986 Jun;29(2):431-9. doi: 10.1097/00003081-198606000-00023. PMID: 3720066

Therapy

Vulvar itch.
Alani A, McDonald L, Abdelrahman W, Hunter HL
BMJ 2019 Feb 7;364:l83. doi: 10.1136/bmj.l83. PMID: 30733221
Itch in Special Skin Locations Management.
Misery L
Curr Probl Dermatol 2016;50:111-5. Epub 2016 Aug 23 doi: 10.1159/000446051. PMID: 27578079
Steroid addiction.
Kligman AM, Frosch PJ
Int J Dermatol 1979 Jan-Feb;18(1):23-31. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-4362.1979.tb01905.x. PMID: 153891
Pruritus vulvae.
Br Med J 1973 Jun 16;2(5867):665. PMID: 4714862Free PMC Article
Pruritus vulvae.
McFarlane CN
Br Med J 1973 Jun 2;2(5865):553. doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.5865.553-b. PMID: 4714496Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Anogenital Swelling in a Teenager.
Lynch M, Byrne B, Ramsay B
Pediatr Dermatol 2016 Sep;33(5):553-4. doi: 10.1111/pde.12921. PMID: 27595873
Multiple localized epidermolytic acanthomas of the vulva associated with vulvar pruritus: a case report.
Hijazi MM, Succaria F, Ghosn S
Am J Dermatopathol 2015 Apr;37(4):e49-52. doi: 10.1097/DAD.0000000000000101. PMID: 25051105
Vulvar disease.
Foster DC
Obstet Gynecol 2002 Jul;100(1):145-63. doi: 10.1016/s0029-7844(02)02080-x. PMID: 12100817
The commonest causes of symptomatic vulvar disease: a dermatologist's perspective.
Fischer GO
Australas J Dermatol 1996 Feb;37(1):12-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-0960.1996.tb00988.x. PMID: 8936065
Puritus vulvae: treatment by multiple intradermal alcohol injections.
Ward GD, Sutherst JR
Br J Dermatol 1975 Aug;93(2):201-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1975.tb06741.x. PMID: 1100094

Clinical prediction guides

Multiple localized epidermolytic acanthomas of the vulva associated with vulvar pruritus: a case report.
Hijazi MM, Succaria F, Ghosn S
Am J Dermatopathol 2015 Apr;37(4):e49-52. doi: 10.1097/DAD.0000000000000101. PMID: 25051105
Collins test in patients with vulvar pruritus.
Fatoohi BY
Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2009 Jan;104(1):76. Epub 2008 Oct 11 doi: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2008.08.018. PMID: 18851857
Treatment of erosive vulvovaginal lichen planus with methotrexate.
Jang N, Fischer G
Australas J Dermatol 2008 Nov;49(4):216-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-0960.2008.00472.x. PMID: 18855784
Determining the cause of vulvovaginal symptoms.
Farage MA, Miller KW, Ledger WJ
Obstet Gynecol Surv 2008 Jul;63(7):445-64. doi: 10.1097/OGX.0b013e318172ee25. PMID: 18559121
Statistical observations on pruritus vulvae.
MIZUNO S, TAKAYAMA S, KIKKAWA S, TSUJI K, TAKEDA N, ICHIMURA K, KOBAYASHI H
J Jpn Obstet Gynecol Soc 1956 Jul;3(3):295-7. PMID: 13406332

Recent systematic reviews

A review of the traditional uses, phytochemistry, pharmacology, and clinical evidence for the use of the genus Alchemilla (Rosaceae).
Jakimiuk K, Tomczyk M
J Ethnopharmacol 2024 Feb 10;320:117439. Epub 2023 Nov 18 doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2023.117439. PMID: 37981119

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