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Case Reports
. 2015 Nov 18;21(11):13030/qt4rn7q88d.

Painful nodule in the caesarean section scar of a young woman

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Case Reports

Painful nodule in the caesarean section scar of a young woman

Veronica A Russo et al. Dermatol Online J. .
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Abstract

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.

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