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Vulval Crohn’s Disease

Lady Organic

Lady Organic

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I can only imagine how many women, even if this is a rare symptom of the disease, can suffer in silence or without answers. Some of the most common symptoms of vulval CD are itching, swelling and soreness of the vulva. These symptoms could be easily self- doctor- misdiagnosed as benign vulvar-vaginal infections and or chronic infections of such. I encourage any women suffering from persistent vulvar discomfort not responsive to yeast infection conventional therapies to talk to their GI about a referral in dermatology.

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Vulval Crohn’s Disease: A Clinical Study of 22 Patients

Abstract. Vulval Crohn’s disease [VCD] is a challenging condition that can occur without gastrointestinal Crohn’s disease [GCD]. We reviewed the clinical f
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