Accuracy of Vaginal pH Testing Before and After Addition of Sterile Saline.

Objective: Complaints of vaginal discharge are common, and vaginal pH is important diagnostically. Vaginal pH is measured either directly using pH paper or after wet mount analysis. This study aims to analyze whether a significant change in vaginal pH after saline addition exists.

Vulvar Concerns in Women With a History of Abdominoplasty: A Case Series.

Objectives: The aim of the study was to present a series of women with a history of traditional abdominoplasty or circumferential abdominoplasty (belt lipectomy) with vulvar concerns and anatomic changes.

Methods: We describe 5 women with a history of abdominoplasty who were referred with symptoms of vulvar pain, dyspareunia, lower urinary tract symptoms, and/or lesion/mass. Physical examination revealed elevation of the clitoris on the pubic symphysis with or without retraction of the clitoral hood in each.

Botryomycosis of the vulva: a case report.

Objective: Vulvar ulcers may be caused by various etiologies including infection, trauma, dermatosis, and cancer. We report a case of a vulvar ulcer caused by botryomycosis.

Case: An 85-year-old woman presented with vulvar itching, pain, bleeding, and ulcerations suspicious for cancer.

Langerhans' cell histiocytosis of the vulva: the Iowa experience.

Background: Vulvar presentation of Langerhans' cell histiocytosis (histiocytosis X) is rare. Symptoms and signs at the time of presentation can include pruritus, pain, dyspareunia, burning, discharge and presence of a discrete lesion and/or generalized ulceration. Once a diagnosis of Langerhans' cell histiocytosis is made, there is no formal treatment protocol.