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. 2020 Jan;37(1):215-216.
doi: 10.1111/pde.13920. Epub 2019 Oct 16.

Vulvar lymphangiectasia secondary to gastrointestinal tuberculosis infection in a teenager

Valerie Pui Yoong Ho  1   2 , Mark Jean Aan Koh  1
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Vulvar lymphangiectasia secondary to gastrointestinal tuberculosis infection in a teenager

Valerie Pui Yoong Ho et al. Pediatr Dermatol. 2020 Jan.

Abstract

We report a rare presentation of vulvar lymphangiectasia that developed secondary to gastrointestinal tuberculosis in a teenager, and its spontaneous resolution after anti-tuberculous treatment was completed.

Keywords: Vulvar lymphangiectasia; lymphangioma circumscriptum; lymphatic malformation.

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