Dermatology clinical case
Ulcus Vulvae Acutum or Lipschütz ulcer is a rare cause of acute vulvar ulcer that usually affects young, non-sexually active women and consists on the sudden emergence of vulvar ulcers some days after an influenza-like syndrome, usually caused by Epstein-Barr virus. Despite its exuberant presentatio...
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| Format: | article |
| Language: | eng |
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2019
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.25753/BirthGrowthMJ.v27.i4.12764 |
| Country: | Portugal |
| Oai: | oai:ojs.revistas.rcaap.pt:article/12764 |
| Summary: | Ulcus Vulvae Acutum or Lipschütz ulcer is a rare cause of acute vulvar ulcer that usually affects young, non-sexually active women and consists on the sudden emergence of vulvar ulcers some days after an influenza-like syndrome, usually caused by Epstein-Barr virus. Despite its exuberant presentation, such ulcers are benign and self-limited. Diagnosis is clinical and treatment, symptomatic. Lesions typical resolve within a few weeks, leaving no scars. The authors describe the case of a 17-year-old, sexually active female adolescent with Lipschütz ulcers. |
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