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Descriptor English: Vulvar Vestibulitis
Descriptor Spanish: Vestibulitis Vulvar
Descriptor vestibulitis vulvar
Scope note: Inflamación de la región vestibular vulvar a la entrada a la VAGINA, que generalmente afecta a la superficie mucosa y glándulas submucosas vestibulares. Se caracteriza por ERITEMA y dolor crónico recurrente en dicha área.
Descriptor Portuguese: Vestibulite Vulvar
Descriptor French: Vestibulite vulvaire
Entry term(s): Vestibulitides, Vulvar
Vestibulitis, Vulvar
Vulvar Vestibulitides
Vulvar Vestibulitis Syndrome
Tree number(s): C12.050.351.500.944.902.368
C12.100.250.944.902.368
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D054515
Scope note: Inflammation of the vulvar vestibular region at the entrance of the VAGINA, generally involving surface mucosa and submucosal vestibular glands. It is characterized by ERYTHEMA and chronic recurrent pain in this area.
Annotation: do not confuse with VULVODYNIA
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Dyspareunia (1987-2007)
Vulvitis (1987-2007)
Public MeSH Note: 2008
History Note: 2008
Related: Dyspareunia MeSH
Vulvodynia MeSH
DeCS ID: 52602
Unique ID: D054515
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Date Established: 2008/01/01
Date of Entry: 2007/07/09
Revision Date: 2010/06/25
Vulvar Vestibulitis - Preferred
Concept UI M0505781
Scope note Inflammation of the vulvar vestibular region at the entrance of the VAGINA, generally involving surface mucosa and submucosal vestibular glands. It is characterized by ERYTHEMA and chronic recurrent pain in this area.
Preferred term Vulvar Vestibulitis
Entry term(s) Vestibulitides, Vulvar
Vestibulitis, Vulvar
Vulvar Vestibulitides
Vulvar Vestibulitis Syndrome



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