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COVID-19 related acute genital ulcer: a case report
Jacyntho, Cláudia Márcia de Azevedo; Lacerda, Marcela Ignacchiti; Carvalho, Mariana de Sousa Ribeiro de; Ramos, Maria Roberta Meneguetti Seravali; Vieira-Baptista, Pedro; Bandeira, Sandra Helena de Azevedo Durães.
  • Jacyntho, Cláudia Márcia de Azevedo; Hospital Federal dos Servidores do Estado. Rio de Janeiro. BR
  • Lacerda, Marcela Ignacchiti; Hospital Universitário Pedro Ernesto. Rio de Janeiro. BR
  • Carvalho, Mariana de Sousa Ribeiro de; Universidade do Estado do Pará. Belém. BR
  • Ramos, Maria Roberta Meneguetti Seravali; Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Rio de Janeiro. BR
  • Vieira-Baptista, Pedro; Hospital Lusíadas. Porto. PT
  • Bandeira, Sandra Helena de Azevedo Durães; Centro de Saúde Dr. Osvaldo Assunção. Tucano. BR
Einstein (Säo Paulo) ; 20: eRC6541, 2022. graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: biblio-1360395
ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT Acute vulvar ulcer (Lipschütz's ulcer) is a rare lesion with local hyperimmunoreactivity triggered by infection, which is characterized by acute, painful, and necrotic ulcerations. This condition is usually found in non-sexually active adolescents, and it resolves spontaneously. We report a case of a 35-year-old woman who was diagnosed with COVID-19 who did not have severe symptoms, but had high levels of D-dimer for 9 days. The COVID-19 diagnosis was followed by the appearance of an acute, necrotic, extremely painful vulvar ulcer, although symptoms caused by COVID-19 had improved. We emphasize the importance of the differential diagnosis to exclude diseases such as Behçet's syndrome, Sexually Transmitted Infections, as well as the presence of viruses that generally trigger Lipschütz's ulcer, such as Epstein-Barr virus and cytomegalovirus. No treatment is usually necessary, however, in the present report due to the pain experienced by the patient, we successfully used oral prednisone.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Behcet Syndrome / Epstein-Barr Virus Infections / COVID-19 Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Female / Humans Language: English Journal: Einstein (Säo Paulo) Journal subject: Medicine Year: 2022 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil / Portugal Institution/Affiliation country: Centro de Saúde Dr. Osvaldo Assunção/BR / Fundação Oswaldo Cruz/BR / Hospital Federal dos Servidores do Estado/BR / Hospital Lusíadas/PT / Hospital Universitário Pedro Ernesto/BR / Universidade do Estado do Pará/BR

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Behcet Syndrome / Epstein-Barr Virus Infections / COVID-19 Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Female / Humans Language: English Journal: Einstein (Säo Paulo) Journal subject: Medicine Year: 2022 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil / Portugal Institution/Affiliation country: Centro de Saúde Dr. Osvaldo Assunção/BR / Fundação Oswaldo Cruz/BR / Hospital Federal dos Servidores do Estado/BR / Hospital Lusíadas/PT / Hospital Universitário Pedro Ernesto/BR / Universidade do Estado do Pará/BR