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Vulvar Pain in Childhood: A Call for a More Accurate Diagnosis and Care

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Vulvar pain is an “orphan” symptom in prepubertal children. When a child complains of acute or chronic pain in that area, pediatricians/clinicians refer to “genital pain”: certainly a comprehensive, yet not a specific nor a sensitive word.

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  1. Center of Gynecology and Medical Sexology, San Raffaele Resnati Hospital, Milan, Italy

    Alessandra Graziottin

  2. Lower Genital Tract Disease Unit V. Buzzi Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy

    Filippo Murina

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Graziottin, A., Murina, F. (2017). Vulvar Pain in Childhood: A Call for a More Accurate Diagnosis and Care. In: Vulvar Pain. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-42677-8_4

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