TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Disorders of the Genital Mucosa
A1  - Ball, Russell A.
A1  - Ball, Katherine M.
A1  - West, Kelly L.
A2  - Barnhill, Raymond L.
A2  - Crowson, A. Neil
A2  - Magro, Cynthia M.
A2  - Piepkorn, Michael W.
A2  - Kutzner, Heinz
A2  - Desman, Garrett T.
PY  - 2020
T2  - Barnhill's Dermatopathology, 4e
AB  - This  area  of  study,  again,  proves  that  the  “biopsy”  is  not  a  “laboratory  test”  but  a  medical  consultation.  For  this  reason,  the  dermatopathologist  is  encouraged  to  communicate  with  the  clinician  as  clinicopathologic  correlation  is  almost  always  essential  in  diagnosis  of  external  genital  diseases.  This  is  due  to  a  variety  of  reasons  but  most  important  is  that  affected  patients  commonly  delay  seeking  medical  attention  and  often  use  self-prescribed  (over-the-counter)  treatment  regimens,  which  often  causes  the  biopsy  specimens  to  exhibit  multifactorial  pathologic  changes;  for  example,  self-induced  allergic  and  irritant  contact  dermatitis  often  complicates  the  histologic  picture  of  other  underlying  afflictions,  especially  in  the  evaluation  of  biopsies  of  inflammatory  diseases,  and  sometimes  neoplastic  lesions.  Clinical  photos  of  complex  genital  lesions  can  be  a  valuable  tool  such  that  the  morphology  and  distribution  of  lesions  on  these  specialized  mucocutaneous  surfaces  can  provide  a  better  interpretation  of  the  histopathologic  findings.1  For  example,  the  term  “glazed  erythema”  may  be  unfamiliar  to  the  unalerted  pathologist  as  it  is  a  common  descriptor  for  the  shiny  red  lesions  of  plasma  cell  (Zoon)  mucositis  and  lichen  planus  on  the  genital  squamous  mucosa.  The  reader  is  referred  to  the  authoritative  and  highly  regarded  compendium  on  clinical  signs  and  symptoms  of  genital  disorders—Genital  Pathology  Atlas  and  Manual  by  Lynch  and  Edwards2—serving  as  an  excellent  clinical  companion  to  this  chapter.  
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PB  - McGraw Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/19
UR  - dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1178409062
ER  -