Introduction: Sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors, or gliflozins, are used as mono or combined therapy in the management of diabetes. Genital infections are the most common reported adverse effect, as a result of induced glycosuria. Cutaneous features of patients experiencing vulval symptoms while on SGLT2 inhibitor therapy have not been clearly described in published literature.
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March 2021
Intermittent inflammation of the vulval pilosebaceous units is common and usually self-limiting, but some patients experience recurrent and more troublesome symptoms. There is a scarcity of information on this problem. We describe the clinical and histological features in these patients and the response to treatment.
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