Infections of the vulva can present a complex differential to the gynecologist, ranging from superficial skin infections to lifethreatening necrotizing fasciitis. Recognition and timely treatment remain universal to skin and soft-tissue infections as the subcutaneous anatomy of the vulva can facilitate rapid spread to other tissues with significant morbidity and mortality. Employing a multidisc...

Angiomyofibroblastoma (AMFB) is an uncommon benign mesenchymal tumor. AMFB occurs almost in the vulvo-vaginal area of women. The gross features of AMFB are well-circumscribed so it clinically is often thought as Bartholin gland cyst or aggressive angiomyxoma. Usually, most tumors grow slowly, and patients do not feel pain. It also has low tendency for local recurrence. The histologic findings o...

The objectives of this study were to investigate the effects of feeding barley naturally contaminated with Fusarium mycotoxins on growth performance, vulva swelling, and digestibility of dry matter, organic matter, and crude protein of gilts and the recovery of gilts fed normal diets immediately after the exposure to contaminated diets by measuring growth performance and vulva swelling. In Exp....

Angiokeratomas are benign tumors characterized by ectasia of blood vessels in the papillary dermis associated with acanthosis and hyperkeratosis of the epidermis. Dermatological examination of angiokeratomas of Fordyce is characterized by papular keratotic lesions of erythematous-violet color. They are more common in the scrotum, and vulvar involvement is rarely reported. Histopathology is part...

autoimmune diseases.2 The course of this disease is selflimiting. The lesions resolve within 2 to 4 weeks without residual scarring or recurrence.1 Although its etiology is unknown, the development of this disease is associated with various viral infections, the most common of which is Epstein-Barr virus.1,3-9 The case reported here involved acute ulceration of the vulva (Lipschütz ulcers), ass...

Malignant melanomas of the vulva are rare tumours which constitute only 5-10% of all vulvar cancers but are the second commonest vulvar malignancy after squamous carcinomas. Almost all vulvar naevi are of the junctional type from which melanomas are believed to arise and this may explain why in women, 3-5% of melanomas occur in the vulva though it occupies only 1-2% of the body surface area. Vu...

By screening for mutations that perturb the invagination of the vulva of the Caenorhabditis elegans hermaphrodite, we have isolated 25 mutations that define eight genes. We have named these genes sqv-1 to sqv-8 (squashed vulva). All 25 mutations cause the same vulval defect, an apparent partial collapse of the vulval invagination and an elongation of the central vulval cells. Most sqv mutations...

To correctly speciate members of the genus Heterodera, the vulva area of cysts must be examined to assess the morphology of the underbridge, bullae, and fenestrae. The usual procedure (1) is to soak the cyst in water for about an hour, after which a scalpel is used to cut away the posterior part of the cyst containing the vulva area. The severed part is cleaned and trimmed, placed in absolute a...

•Highlights the sheer mass of tumor encountered with hidradenitis suppurativa.•Reviews the complexity of wound healing with hidradenitis suppurativa.•Overview of multi-team approach to a vulvar cancer.