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PubMed1977

Vulvar pruritus--a symptom, not a disease.

Because the underlying causes are so varied, vulvar pruritus must be understood as a symptom and not as a disease entity in itself. Successful treatment depends on proper identification of the underlying disorder.

Candidiasis, Vulvovaginal↗
PubMed1999

[Hyperplasia of sebaceous glands (Fordyce's disease) in an oral mucocutaneous graft: 45-year follow-up].

BACKGROUND: Diffuse sebaceous gland hyperplasia in transplanted buccal mucosa is a very rare condition. We report on a further patient with this entity. PATIENT: In 1953, a now 68-year-old man suffered a severe alkali burn. Transplantation of oral mucosa was performed that same day in order to prevent perforation of the eye. Over the following 45 years, the patient developed multiple yellowish nodules within the grafts. Histologically, these nodules proved to be normally differentiated sebaceous glands. CONCLUSIONS: Diffuse sebaceous gland hyperplasia originating from within oral mucosa and developing over an extended period of time is a clinical entity known as Fordyce's disease. It is this a late complication of mucocutaneous transplantation, and although it constitutes mainly a problem of cosmesis, functionally it can lead to aberrant secretion of sebum.

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PubMed1985

Ectopic epibulbar Fordyce nodules in a buccal mucous membrane graft.

A 70-year-old man underwent oral mucous membrane grafts to the right eye for presumed trachoma at the ages 26 and 32 years. A superior limbic mass within the site of the graft was found in 1983; the mass was composed of mature sebaceous glands compatible with the lesions called Fordyce nodules when located in the buccal mucosa. Recession of the levator aponeurosis and partial excision of the mass restored the upper eyelid's normal position, and visual acuity in this eye improved from 20/300 to 20/40.

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PubMed1981

The therapeutic uses of topical vitamin A acid.

Topical vitamin A acid (VAA) has various mechanisms of action which may be responsible for its therapeutic success in many different disorders. Although the absorption, metabolism, and excretion of VAA are not completely understood, VAA appears to remain mainly on the skin surface. The question of carcinogenicity is unresolved, and more research is needed to clarify this problem. This article reviews the literature regarding the therapeutic uses of VAA and summarizes various investigators' experiences with VAA.

Acne Vulgaris↗
PubMed2002

Fordyce nodules in a buccal membrane graft to the ocular surface.

PURPOSE: To present a case of epibulbar Fordyce nodules, with a referral diagnosis of primary tumor. METHODS: Case report. RESULTS: A 38-year-old woman was referred for ocular oncology consultation because of a conjunctival lesion in the right eye. She had had a buccal mucous graft to treat recurrent pterygium 18 years earlier. The lesion consisted of multiple small, yellow granules over a pink, thickened mucosa from the 12 to 3 o'clock meridians. Excisional biopsy revealed multiple subepithelial sebaceous glands consistent with Fordyce nodules. CONCLUSIONS: Fordyce nodules are a possible late benign complication of buccal mucous grafts.

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