Treatment of a patient with vulvar vestibulitis by intramuscular interferon β; a case report

A patient with severe dyspareunia caused by vulvar vestibulitis, associated with human papillomavirus infection, was treated by intramuscular interferon β. The treatment was well tolerated and no side effects were reported. A complete resolution of the vestibulitis was noticed 2 months later. No rec...

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Veröffentlicht in:	European journal of obstetrics & gynecology and reproductive biology 1991-12, Vol.42 (3), p.237-239
Hauptverfasser:	Bornstein, Jacob, Pascal, Bruno, Abramovici, Haim
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Biological and medical sciences Female Humans Immunomodulators Injections, Intramuscular Interferon-beta - administration & dosage Interferon-beta - therapeutic use Medical sciences Papillomaviridae Pharmacology. Drug treatments Tumor Virus Infections - pathology Tumor Virus Infections - therapy Vulvar vestibulitis Vulvitis - microbiology Vulvitis - pathology Vulvitis - therapy β-Interferon, i.m
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Zusammenfassung:	A patient with severe dyspareunia caused by vulvar vestibulitis, associated with human papillomavirus infection, was treated by intramuscular interferon β. The treatment was well tolerated and no side effects were reported. A complete resolution of the vestibulitis was noticed 2 months later. No recurrence was noted during a year of follow-up.
ISSN:	0301-2115 1872-7654
DOI:	10.1016/0028-2243(91)90228-D