The classification of vulvar dermatoses includes pathologic subsets and their clinical manifestations. These are the modifications from the 2006 International Society for the Study of Vulvovaginal Disease (ISSVD)1 classifications.
Spongiotic pattern
Acanthotic pattern
- Lichen simplex chronicus (primary and secondary)
- Psoriasis
- Reiter’s syndrome
Lichenoid pattern
Vesiculobullous pattern
- Bullous pemphigoid
- Cicatricial pemphigoid
- Pemphigoid gestationis
- Pemphigus vulgaris
- Pemphigus vegetans
Acantholytic pattern
- Hailey-Hailey disease
- Darier’s disease
- Acantholytic dermatosis of the vulvocrural area
Granulomatous pattern
- Crohn’s disease
- Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome
Vasculopathic pattern
- Aphthous ulcers
- Behcet’s disease
- Plasma cell vulvitis
References
- 1.Lynch P, Moyal-Barracco M, Bogliatto F, Micheletti L, Scurry J. 2006 ISSVD classification of vulvar dermatoses: pathologic subsets and their clinical correlates. J Reprod Med. 2007;52(1):3-9. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17286059