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ArticleInternational journal of women's dermatology2020

Vulvar Crohn disease: Diagnostic challenges and approach to therapy.

Bridget E Shields, Catherine Richardson, Lisa Arkin, Rachel Kornik

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Article in International journal of women's dermatology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. The overlooked surface: cutaneous manifestations of inflammatory bowel disease.Translational gastroenterology and hepatology · 2026
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  4. Spectacular presentation of vulvar Crohn disease.Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2025
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  5. Vulvar Crohn disease: A case report.SAGE open medical case reports · 2025
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  8. Idiopathic Granulomatous Vulvitis: A Case Report on a Rare Disease.Clinical medicine insights. Case reports · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Bridget E ShieldsDepartment of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
Catherine RichardsonUniversity of Wisconsin, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, United States.
Lisa ArkinDepartment of Dermatology, University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, United States.
Rachel KornikDepartment of Dermatology, University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, United States.
University of Wisconsin–Madison · USUniversity of Pennsylvania · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Crohn disease (CD) may be complicated by contiguous, metastatic, or associated inflammatory cutaneous lesions. Vulvar CD is a rare phenomenon characterized by granulomatous genital inflammation that occurs independently from fistulizing CD. Left untreated, vulvar CD can result in debilitating lymphedema, disfiguring anatomic changes, secondary abscesses, cellulitis, and squamous cell carcinoma. We present a series of cases to highlight the clinical presentation of vulvar CD, the diagnostic testing required to distinguish complicating conditions, the asynchronous courses of skin and intestinal disease, and the complexities in the management of this disease and associated conditions. We review our multidisciplinary approach to care, aimed at reducing morbidity and improving patient quality of life.

Indexed as

Anogenital granulomatosisInflammatory bowel diseaseMetastatic Crohn diseaseVulvar Crohn disease

Identifiers

PMID33898705
PMCPMC8060678
OpenAlexW3087012951

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