Fast Facts for Board Review
Vulvar Diseases, Part 1
As part of our commitment to resident education, Cutis is excited to offer this monthly section with board-relevant, easy-to-review material....
Review the PDF of the fact sheet on vulvar diseases with board-relevant, easy-to-review material. This fact sheet is the second of 2 parts covering a wide spectrum of vulvar diseases from lichen sclerosus to vulvodynia.
After, test your knowledge by answering the 5 practice questions.
Practice Questions
1. A 5-year-old girl presented to your clinic with an itchy rash in the vulvar and anal regions. The patient’s mother reported erythema and erosion of the anal area. Her pediatrician prescribed an oral antibiotic that showed good results but the condition recurred 2 weeks after she finished the medication. The most likely diagnosis is:
a. Behçet disease
b. pemphigus vulgaris
c. perianal streptococcal dermatitis
d. plasma cell vulvitis
e. vulvodynia