Re: DIV IS Lichen Planus! ?? Lynn.

[Guest guest]

Dee---I have read that they are using DOXYCYCLINE for Gulf War

Syndrome (those that fought in Desert Storm that got sick). They say

it works great for those with that sickness. I remember it because as

you said, it is old and cheap but no one uses it.

Lynn

> Lynn

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> Two great articles on Lichen Planus, thank you!! As to it being

called DIV or Desquamative inflammatory vaginitis for those who might

run across that term. basically that's a descriptive term meaning the

squamous cells are inflammed in the vagina. I was surprised to see

them connect it with the term Lichen Planus but heck maybe that's what

LP is. I think again we sometimes get lost in that maze of 'words',

I think doctors get mixed up or confused with words as well. *sigh*,

or try to give us a disagnosis that means very little, even

Vulvodynia, which simply means painful Vulva. *sigh*.

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> What was really interesting to me, was to see the use of the

Steroids such as Clobetasol used internally in the vagina, which is

really rare, and I can see why they also suggested the antibiotics as

I recall that one article talking about the discharge. Or as in that

one that mentioned 'strep' . I'd also like to make a comment on one

of the antibiotics suggested and that's DOXYCYCLINE..

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> A while ago I did an exhaustive study on that as it was suggested

for the Bells Palsey I had (and worked) and I'll tell you if I had a

choice that would be the antibiotic I'd use for most things. It's an

old one and has been out on the market quite a long time, time tested

and proven. And it's so inexpensive you won't believe it, but

somehow has fallen out of favor with the new drugs. *sigh*.. I KNOW it

worked for me with the Bells Palsey.

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> I also recall that the LP had the discharge as I said , and I'm

positive that's why the addition of the antibiotic because there is

some sort of underlying bacterial infection. . It's all there on

that site,

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> http://www.asccp.org/lichen_planus.asp

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> http://1wms.com/omnirx/vaginitis/vaginitis_inform.htm

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> Thanks again Lynn, good detective work and you may be getting

somewhere. It may take the combination of a steroid & an antibiotic.

> Hugs

> Dee~