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Case Reports
. 2014 Jan 28:2014:bcr2013202504.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2013-202504.

Acute genital ulcers

Silvia Delgado-García  1 , Ana Palacios-Marqués, Juan Carlos Martínez-Escoriza, Tina-Aurora Martín-Bayón
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Case Reports

Acute genital ulcers

Silvia Delgado-García et al. BMJ Case Rep. .

Abstract

Acute genital ulcers, also known as acute vulvar ulcers, ulcus vulvae acutum or Lipschütz ulcers, refer to an ulceration of the vulva or lower vagina of non-venereal origin that usually presents in young women, predominantly virgins. Although its incidence is unknown, it seems a rare entity, with few cases reported in the literature. Their aetiology and pathogenesis are still unknown. The disease is characterised by an acute onset of flu-like symptoms with single or multiple painful ulcers on the vulva. Diagnosis is mainly clinical, after exclusion of other causes of vulvar ulcers. The treatment is mainly symptomatic, with spontaneous resolution in 2 weeks and without recurrences in most cases. We present a case report of a 13-year-old girl with two episodes of acute ulcers that fit the clinical criteria for Lipschütz ulcers.

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Acute ulcers and inflammation in the labia majora.
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An ulcerative lesion of about 3 mm diameter at the inner edge of left labia majora and a non-ulcerative smaller lesion at the introitus.
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Total resolution and re-epithelisation of the vulvar lesion.
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