Ulcus vulvae acutum - A case of genital ulcers in adolescent girl
| Autor: | Monica Della Martina, Ayuna Angarkhayeva, Cinzia Buligan, Daniela Visentin, Caterina Pinzani, Ambrogio P. Londero, Lorenza Driul, Giuseppe Stinco |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Pathology Mononucleosis media_common.quotation_subject lcsh:Surgery Hepatosplenomegaly Ulcus vulvae acutum Disease lcsh:Gynecology and obstetrics Article Serology 030207 dermatology & venereal diseases 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Medicine Sex organ Girl Stomatitis lcsh:RG1-991 media_common Non-venereal origin 030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine business.industry Obstetrics and Gynecology lcsh:RD1-811 Genital ulcers medicine.disease Dermatology Pathergy medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Case Reports in Women's Health Case Reports in Women's Health, Vol 9, Iss C, Pp 4-6 (2016) |
| Popis: | Ulcus vulvae acutum is a rare clinical condition characterized by the presence of multiple acute painful genital ulcers of non-venereal origin associated with systemic symptoms in young women. The aetiopathogenesis of the disease is not fully understood, although recent reports have associated it with the Epstein–Barr virus. Diagnosis is difficult and generally made by exclusion after venereal diseases, and autoimmune, inflammatory, traumatic, and neoplastic causes. We describe a case of adolescent female with an episode of ulcus vulvae acutum associated with infectious mononucleosis. The diagnosis was supported by the clinical symptoms, elevated circulating levels of liver enzymes, positive EBV serology, cervical and inguinal lymphadenomegaly, and hepatosplenomegaly. The patient presented a history of aphthous stomatitis. Negative Pathergy test and the absence of any other related symptoms allowed us to exclude the Behchet syndrome. Lesions healed with no sequelae or recurrences. |
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