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. 2022 Sep 26;8(3):e057.
doi: 10.1097/JW9.0000000000000057. eCollection 2022 Oct.

Pruritic, indurated vulvar plaques

Allyssa Clapsaddle  1 , David Arps  2 , Martha P Arroyo  1
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Pruritic, indurated vulvar plaques

Allyssa Clapsaddle et al. Int J Womens Dermatol. .
No abstract available

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Figures

Fig. 1.
Fig. 1.
Right vulvar area with erythematous, scaly, indurated, lichenified plaque.
Fig. 2.
Fig. 2.
Skin biopsy showing an intraepidermal proliferation of atypical epithelioid cells with enlarged, irregulsar nuclei and abundant amphophilic cytoplasm. These cells are distributed in aggregates and as individual cells in a pagetoid fashion (hematoxylin-eosin, 200×).
Fig. 3.
Fig. 3.
Skin biopsy showing cytokeratin 7 immunostain (cytokeratin 7, 200×).
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