COVID-19 related acute genital ulcer: a case report
Einstein (Säo Paulo)
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20: eRC6541, 2022. graf
Artigo
em Inglês
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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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Assunto principal:
Síndrome de Behçet
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Infecções por Vírus Epstein-Barr
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COVID-19
Limite:
Adolescente
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Adulto
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Feminino
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Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Einstein (Säo Paulo)
Assunto da revista:
Medicina
Ano de publicação:
2022
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Brasil
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Portugal
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Centro de Saúde Dr. Osvaldo Assunção/BR
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Fundação Oswaldo Cruz/BR
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Hospital Federal dos Servidores do Estado/BR
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Hospital Lusíadas/PT
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Hospital Universitário Pedro Ernesto/BR
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Universidade do Estado do Pará/BR
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