Painful nodule in the caesarean section scar of a young woman.

Autor: Russo VA; University of Cincinnati Department of Dermatology. russova@ucmail.uc.edu., Alikhan A
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Dermatology online journal [Dermatol Online J] 2015 Nov 18; Vol. 21 (11). Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Nov 18.
Abstrakt: Endometriosis is the presence of ectopic endometrial tissue outside the uterus and cutaneous endometriosis is a rare manifestation of this disease that may be found at the sites of surgical scars as a result of iatrogenic implantation. Herein we present a case of scar endometriosis in a 35-year-old woman. The scar was sustained following a remote caesarean section.
Databáze: MEDLINE