Abstract

NUNEZ-TROCONIS, José  and  VILORIA DE ALVARADO, María Elena. Syringoma of vulva: an unusual presentation. Clinical, morphological and immunohistochemnical aspects. Invest. clín [online]. 2015, vol.56, n.1, pp.060-065. ISSN 0535-5133.

The case of a 34-year-old woman, who consulted because she observed the appearance of numerous yellow-white asymptomatic papules on the vulva, is presented. Clinical diagnosis of syringoma of vulva was established. The pathological and immunohistochemical studies confirmed the diagnosis. Vulvar syringoma usually occurs as a multiple flesh-colored or brownish papules on both sides of labia majora of women in their third decade. Its diagnosis should be considered when the patient complaints of vulvar pruritus and/or sweating.

Keywords : syringoma; vulva; immunohistochemistry.

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