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DeCS
Descriptor
English
:
Vulvodynia
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Vulvodinia
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Vulvodinia
Synonyms
English
:
Generalized Vulvodynia
Vestibulodynia
Tree Number:
C13.351.500.944.951
Definition
English
:
Complex
pain
syndrome
with unknown etiology, characterized by constant or intermittent generalized
vulva
pain
(Generalized
vulvodynia
) or localized burning sensations in the VESTIBULE area when
pressure
is applied (Vestibulodynia, or
Vulvar Vestibulitis
Syndrome
). Typically, vulvar tissue with
vulvodynia
appears normal without
infection
or
skin
disease
.
Vulvodynia
impacts negatively on a woman's
quality of life
as it interferes with sexual and daily activities.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
do not confuse with
VULVAR VESTIBULITIS
See Related
English
:
Vulvar Vestibulitis
History Note
English
:
2010; for Vestibulodynia, use VULVAR VESTIBULITIS SYNDROME 2008-2009
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
53533
Unique Identifier:
D056650
Occurrence in VHL
:
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