Genital ulcers in women: clinical, microbiologic and histopathologic characteristics
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Genital ulcers in women: clinical, microbiologic and histopathologic characteristics.
Female genital ulcer is a disease that affects a large number of women, and its etiologic diagnosis can be difficult. The disease may increase the risk of acquiring HIV. Genital ulcer may be present in sexually transmitted diseases (STD)--syphilis, chancroid, genital herpes, donovanosis, lymphogranuloma venereum; and other non-STD disorders (NSTD)--Behçet's syndrome, pemphigus, Crohn's disease,...
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عنوان ژورنال: Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1413-8670
DOI: 10.1590/s1413-86702007000200018