Rather than categorizing vulvar disorders by standard classifications such as neoplastic, inflammatory, or infective, this book describes the disorders by key presenting symptoms-such as erythema, bullae, plaques, cysts, or ulcers. This approach allows clinicians to quickly formulate a correct diagnosis. Vulval Dermatologic Diagnosis: Diagnosis by

Giuseppe A. Micali, MD, head, Sezione di Dermatologia e Venereologia, Dipartimento di Specialit edico-Chirurgiche, University of Catania, Sicily, Italy; and visiting professor, Department of Dermatology, Northwestern University and University of Illinois, Chicago, USA

Pompeo Donofrio, MD, dermatologist, Naples, Italy

Maria Rita Nasca, MD, PhD, Dermatology Clinic, University of Catania, Sicily, Italy

Stefano Veraldi, MD, director, School of Specialization in Dermatology and Venereology, University of Milan, Italy

Anatomy. Anatomy. Erythema. Erythema. Erythema Plus Edema. Erythema Plus Scales. Edema. Edema. Edema Plus Ulcers. Vesicles Plus Abrasions/Ulcers. Vesicles Plus Abrasions/Ulcers. Bullae Plus Abrasions. Bullae Plus Abrasions. Bullae Plus Abrasions Plus Scarring. Pustules/Abscess. Pustules/Abscess. Pustules/Abscess Plus Scarring. Papules. Papules. Papules and/or Nodules. Papules and/or Plaques. Plaques. Plaques. Nodules. Nodules. Cysts. Cysts. Ulcers. Ulcers. Pigmentary Changes. Pigmentary Changes. Pruritus with or without Excoriations/Fissures. Pruritus with or without Excoriations/Fissures. Miscellaneous. Mechanical/Obstetric/Surgical Trauma. Congenital Malformations.