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<bold>Introduction:</bold> The vulva is an external female genital organ with complex anatomy and histology. In postmenopausal women, this region is at particular risk of different types of conditions known as dermatoses. <bold>Materials and methods:</bold> We assessed benign vulvar skin lesions using high-frequency 48 MHz ultrasound transducer (DermaView) prior to biopsy or excision. We compared ultrasonographic images with histology. <bold>Results:</bold> We assessed benign vulvar lesions such as folliculitis, condylomata acuminatum, lichen sclerosus and vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia. We presented typical high-frequency images of these pathologies and compared them with histological images. <bold>Conclusion:</bold> Our preliminary study confirms that high-frequency ultrasonography is a useful tool in the assessment of vulvar pathologies, especially before surgical excision. A precise visualization of certain pathologies like folliculitis, lichen sclerosus, condylomata and vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia is possible.</p>
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Introduction: The vulva is an external female genital organ with complex anatomy and histology. In postmenopausal women, this region is at particular risk of different types of conditions known as dermatoses. Materials and methods: We assessed benign vulvar skin lesions using high-frequency 48 MHz ultrasound transducer (DermaView) prior to biopsy or excision. We compared ultrasonographic images with histology. Results: We assessed benign vulvar lesions such as folliculitis, condylomata acuminatum, lichen sclerosus and vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia. We presented typical high-frequency images of these pathologies and compared them with histological images. Conclusion: Our preliminary study confirms that high-frequency ultrasonography is a useful tool in the assessment of vulvar pathologies, especially before surgical excision. A precise visualization of certain pathologies like folliculitis, lichen sclerosus, condylomata and vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia is possible.

The usefulness of high-frequency ultrasonography in the evaluation of vulvar dermatoses in postmenopausal women – a preliminary report

Journal of Ultrasonography

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Introduction: The vulva is an external female genital organ with complex anatomy and histology. In postmenopausal women, this region is at particular risk of...

The usefulness of high-frequency ultrasonography in the evaluation of vulvar dermatoses in postmenopausal women – a preliminary report

Article Category: research-article

Published Online: Dec 31, 2019

Page range: 282 - 286

Received: Nov 15, 2019

Accepted: Nov 20, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15557/jou.2019.0042

Keywords
high-frequency ultrasonography, vulvar dermatoses, ultrasound, vulva

© 2019 et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

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The usefulness of high-frequency ultrasonography in the evaluation of vulvar dermatoses in postmenopausal women – a preliminary report

Article Category: research-article

Published Online: Dec 31, 2019

Page range: 282 - 286

Received: Nov 15, 2019

Accepted: Nov 20, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15557/jou.2019.0042

Keywordshigh-frequency ultrasonography, vulvar dermatoses, ultrasound, vulva

© 2019 et al., published by Sciendo

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Keywords
high-frequency ultrasonography, vulvar dermatoses, ultrasound, vulva