Objective: To review the long-term outcomes for 155 women with a vulvar dystrophy (VD) who attended the Royal Brisbane Hospital Vulvar Clinic between 1976 and 1988. Methods: VD data from Vulvar Diseases Clinic were reviewed and analysed using the computer software Statistical package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) 11.0. Results: Of 155 patients 94 had Lichen Sclerosus (LS), 41 Lichen Simplex Ch...

We here report the case of a 58-year old female patient with no particular past medical history, presenting with a 5-year history of vulvar pruritis, drought and vulvodynia at the Department of Dermatology. Clinical examination showed diffuse porcelaine lesions at the level of the vulva, with a yellowish hemispheric nodular lesion measuring 1 cm in diameter on the whitish plates and some excori...

Mainstream uses for photodynamic therapy (PDT) in dermatology include nonmelanoma skin cancer and its precursors, acne vulgaris, photorejuvenation, and hidradenitis suppurativa. Many other dermatologic entities have been treated with PDT, including psoriasis, lichen planus, lichen sclerosus, scleroderma, cutaneous T cell lymphoma, alopecia areata, verruca vulgaris, Darier's disease and tinea in...