Our women's dermatology service deals with the diagnosis and management of inflammatory and other vulval disorders. We provide a specialised service for both adults and children with ano-genital disease.
Our service
We provide:
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A clinic for the diagnosis and management of vulval dermatoses, including: all inflammatory conditions, benign (non-cancerous) lesions, vulval intra-epithelial neoplasia (VIN) and extra-mammary Paget’s (EMP) and vulval pain.
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A monthly clinic with genito-urinary medicine for patients with infections and vulval disease.
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Children's vulval clinics.
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Experience of using topical agents in the management of VIN and EMP, working closely with the gynaecology cancer team.
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A team of dermatological surgeons who have expertise in treating basal cell carcinomas of the vulva, laser treatment of lymphangiectasia and other disorders.
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Pain clinics with longer appointment slots, in addition to close ties with the chronic pain service with access to a physiotherapist and anaesthetist.
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Well-established links with liaison psychiatrists and sexual relations clinic.
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Weekly meetings to review all vulval biopsies.
While this clinic serves the local community, it also offers a national and international tertiary referral service. Patients are referred from other dermatologists, gynaecologists, genito-urinary (GU) medicine doctors, children's doctors, oral medicine specialists and others.