Andreas R. Günthert
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· 4 papers in corpus
An elderly postmenopausal woman with untreated vulvar lichen sclerosus and lichen planus (LP) overlap presented with abdominal pain, constipation and urinary symptoms. Severe vulvovaginal scarring caused complete vaginal obliteration, preve…
PurposeThe production of epithelial neutrophil activating peptide-78 (NA-78) and the interleukins IL-8 and IL-6 by endometrial stromal cells is stimulated by pro-inflammatory interleukin-1 (IL-1) and tumour necrosis factor-α (TNF-α). IL-8 i…
ObjectiveFor vulvar Lichen sclerosus (LS) immunological factors, genetic predisposition, and decreased 5 alpha-reductase activity have been discussed as aetiological factors. During the last decade an increase of LS in young women has been …