THE ROLE OF B LYMPHOCYTES AND PRESENCE OF GERMINAL CENTERS IN PATIENTS WITH LOCALIZED PROVOKED VULVODYNIA

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Keles I. D., YAŞA C., ÖNDER S., Yavuz E., Tuzlali S., AKHAN S. E.

JOURNAL OF ISTANBUL FACULTY OF MEDICINE-ISTANBUL TIP FAKULTESI DERGISI, vol.85, no.1, pp.105-109, 2021 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 85 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.26650/iuitfd.903684
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF ISTANBUL FACULTY OF MEDICINE-ISTANBUL TIP FAKULTESI DERGISI
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.105-109
  • Keywords: Vulvar vestibulitis, B lymphocytes, germinal center, VULVAR VESTIBULITIS, CLASSIFICATION, TERMINOLOGY, ISSVD
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: The aim of the study is to assess local immune activation through B lymphocytes density and the presence of germinal centers in the vestibular mucosa of patients with localized provoked vulvodynia (LPV).