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Genitoanal Dermatoses

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Abstract

A considerable amount of cutaneous genitoanal conditions are unrelated to sexually transmitted infections.

Dermatoses are equally seen at genitoanal sites of both genders.

A wide number of differential diagnoses exist. History taking, physical examination together with simple tests as takings swabs, urine and serum are necessary to exclude a sexually transmitted infection.

Taking a biopsy is one of the most useful procedures to diagnose correctly.

Immunofluorescence staining is particularly helpful to differentiate autoimmune disorders such as bullous dermatoses and others.

Organization of the chapter is done by 8 subchapters:

Normal variations of the genitoanal skin

Infectious diseases

Bullous diseases

Genetic disorders

Genitoanal manifestations of systemic disease

Inflammatory dermatoses

Genitoanal tumors

Genitoanal pain

At the beginning of each subchapter there is a list of relevant differential diagnoses.

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Gross, G. (2011). Genitoanal Dermatoses. In: Gross, G., Tyring, S. (eds) Sexually Transmitted Infections and Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-14663-3_57

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