Diagnostic criteria for erosive lichen planus affecting the vulva: an international electronic-Delphi consensus exercise
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Diagnostic criteria for erosive lichen planus affecting the vulva: an international electronic-Delphi consensus exercise
BACKGROUND There is no defined set of criteria for diagnosing erosive lichen planus affecting the vulva (ELPV) and there is geographical variation in management. OBJECTIVES To reach consensus on clinicopathological diagnostic criteria for ELPV. METHODS This was a three-stage international electronic-Delphi exercise with a subsequent formal feedback process. In the first two rounds participa...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Dermatology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0007-0963
DOI: 10.1111/bjd.12334