SPOTLIGHT -
Dr Hope K Haefner, MD, is Profesor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Michigan Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Vulvar amyloidosis
A case study on diagnosis and management. Could you recognize this rare condition?
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Lymphangioma circumscriptum
Could you recognize this rare vulvar condition?
Desquamative inflammatory vaginitis
The etiology of this condition is unclear but is consistent with a loss of the normal vaginal flora and increase in inflammation.
Vulvar infection in patient with acute myeloid leukemia
This vulvar infection rarely is seen but presents an intriguing case.
Can you make the right diagnoses?
Three more chances to test your diagnostic skills.
3 more chances to test your diagnostic skills
Can you make the correct diagnosis and identify the best treatment plan for these common vulvar conditions?
Vulvar pain, difficulty swallowing, and bleeding with intercourse
What is your diagnosis when vulvar examination shows loss of the labia minora?
How good are your diagnostic skills?
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?
Non-healing vulvar ulcerations in a 33-year-old woman
What’s your diagnosis in a woman who has ulcerations unresponsive to treatment for yeast?
Pruritus, pain and fissures in a 65-year-old woman
What is your diagnosis when you see vulvar fissures?
Chronic vulvar lesions in a woman in her 30s
What’s your diagnosis in a patient with lesions that are sometimes painful and do not respond to antibiotics?
Irregular vulvar mass in a postmenopausal woman
Do you know how to differentiate precancerous from cancerous vulvar lesions?
Dysuria, painful lesions in 26-year-old woman
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?
Vulvar pruritus in postmenopausal woman
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?
Vulvar irritation in a 27-year-old woman
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?
Vulvar lesions in a 72-year-old woman
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.
Nonpainful vulvar mass in a 42-year-old woman
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?