Ulcer of Lipschutz, a rare and unknown cause of genital ulceration
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Case Reports
VOLUME: 10 ISSUE: 1
P: 55 - 57
March 2018

Ulcer of Lipschutz, a rare and unknown cause of genital ulceration

Facts Views Vis ObGyn 2018;10(1):55-57
1. Hospital Notre Dame des Bruyères CHU, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rue de Gaillarmont 600, 4032 Chênée, Belgium
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Abstract

Acute genital ulcers are painful and distressing to women. Lipchutz Ulcer is an uncommon disease that typically occurs in sexually inactive young women. The main differential diagnosis are sexually-transmitted or non-infectious diseases which cause genital or oro-genital ulcerations. This article aims to review the diagnosis of acute genital ulcers and, through a rare case of acute genital ulcerations, to discuss diagnostic procedures.

Keywords:
genital ulceration, acute ulceration, young women, Lipchutz ulcer, diagnosis