CHRONIC VULVAL SYMPTOMS: COMPARISON OF VARIOUS DIAGNOSTIC METHODS
- Scientist- C, Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi, India.
- Senior Specialist & Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Vardhmaan Mahaveer Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India.
- Consultant & Professor, Department of Dermatology, Vardhmaan Mahaveer Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India.
- Professor of Pathology, Department of Pathology, Vardhmaan Mahaveer Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India.
- Professor & Consultant, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Vardhmaan Mahaveer Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India.
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The aim of our study was to compare the various diagnostic modalities for evaluation of chronic vulval symptoms. We studied 100 women presenting with chronic vulval symptoms who underwent examination of vulva with low magnification, scrape cytology, colposcopy & directed biopsy. The overall sensitivity and specificity for detecting vulvar lesions was 29.87% and 100% with low magnification 58.44% and 13.04% with cytology 77.92 % and 17.39 % with colposcopy. We concluded that clinical examination with or without magnification can detect most of the neoplastic lesions. Colposcopy and cytology have high negative predictive value and provide reassurance in absence of disease.
[Akanksha Sharma, Saritha Shamsunder, Niti Khunger, Geetika Khanna and Vijay Zutshi (2021); CHRONIC VULVAL SYMPTOMS: COMPARISON OF VARIOUS DIAGNOSTIC METHODS Int. J. of Adv. Res. 9 (Feb). 310-314] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com
