Abstract
A Medline search shows that this is the first reported case where vulvovaginal pruritus was treated successfully with a GnRH analogue. The report describes a patient with chronic premenstrual vulvovaginal pruritus thought to be attributable to autoimmune progesterone dermatitis.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Antipruritics / therapeutic use*
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Chronic Disease
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Female
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Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone / analogs & derivatives
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Humans
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Leuprolide / therapeutic use*
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Menstruation Disturbances / chemically induced
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Menstruation Disturbances / drug therapy*
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Progesterone / adverse effects
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Progestins / adverse effects
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Pruritus / chemically induced
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Pruritus / drug therapy*
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Pruritus Vulvae / chemically induced
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Pruritus Vulvae / drug therapy*
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Vaginal Diseases / chemically induced
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Vaginal Diseases / drug therapy*
Substances
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Antipruritics
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Progestins
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Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone
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Progesterone
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Leuprolide