Lipschütz ulcer: gangrenous form

Raquel Plácido Paias^a, Manuel Portillo Márquez^b, E del Castillo Navio^b, MJ González Carracedo^a, V Vaquerizo Vaquerizo^a

^aMIR-Pediatría. Servicio de Pediatría. Hospital de Mérida. Mérida. Badajoz. España.
^bServicio de Pediatría. Hospital de Mérida. Mérida. Badajoz. España.

Correspondence: R Plácido. E-mail: raquel.placido@salud-juntaex.es

Reference of this article: Plácido Paias R, Portillo Márquez M, del Castillo Navio E, González Carracedo MJ, Vaquerizo Vaquerizo V. Lipschütz ulcer: gangrenous form. Rev Pediatr Aten Primaria. 2014;16:e151-e-154.

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Abstract

Lipschütz ulcer, also known as ulcus vulvae acutum, is a rare genital disease, usually seen in young women, before sexual activity onset which diagnosis is clinical and by exclusion, based on detailed history, a complete physical examination and full clinical recovery in about a month.

We present the case of a 10 year old girl with gangrenous form of this entity.

Keywords

● Female genital mutilation ● Genital ulcer ● Lipschütz ulcer

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