Is vulvar purpura a component of plasma cell vulvitis or mucosal porosis?

Year 2022, Volume: 5 Issue: 1, 20 - 26, 31.05.2022

Ayşe Kavak , Damlanur Sakız , Murat Yılmaz Nimet Yeşim Günay Levent Yaşar

https://doi.org/10.33204/mucosa.1047554

Abstract

Here, we presented six women with isolated vulvar purpura. No associated lesions such as sclerosis, atrophy, or hypopigmentation were observed. All patients were in postmenopausal period. In this case series, we discussed if a non-blanching purpura could be a component of plasma cell vulvitis or “mucosal porosis”. The possibility of vulvar purpura was questioned as a mucosal equivalent of dermatoporosis which is an age-related degenerative process in the skin. While senile purpura is one of the morphological findings of dermatoporosis, vulvar purpura might be a part of “mucosal porosis”. Rapid response to topical estrogen was remarkable in all patients.

Keywords

dermatoporosis, mucosa, plasma cell vulvitis, porosis, purpura, vulva

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Vulvar purpura plazma hücreli vulvit ya da mukozal porozun bir komponenti olabilir mi?

Abstract

Bu yazıda, izole vulvar purpurası olan altı hastayı sunduk. Hiçbir hastada eşlik eden skleroz, atrofi ya da hipopigmentasyon gibi bulgular gözlenmedi. Hastaların tümü postmenopozal dönemde idi. Bu vaka serisinde, vulvada görülen purpurik lezyonların plazma hücreli vulvitin bir komponenti ya da yeni bir antite “mukozal poroz” olma olasılığını tartıştık. Vulvada görülen purpuranın, yaşlanmaya bağlı olarak deride tanımlanan dermatoporozun “mukozal” eşdeğeri olabileceği fikri ilginç olabilir. Senil purpura, dermatoporozun morfolojik bir bulgusu ise, belki de vulvar purpura mukozal porozun bir göstergesidir. Tüm hastalarda topikal östrojenle hızlı bir düzelme gözlenmesi bu teoriyi destekler niteliktedir.

Keywords

dermatoporoz, mukoza, plazma hücreli vulvit, poroz, purpura, vulva

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