Title |
Mycoplasma pneumoniae as a cause of vulvar ulcers in a non-sexually active girl: a case report
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Published in |
Journal of Medical Case Reports, July 2017
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DOI | 10.1186/s13256-017-1345-9 |
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Authors |
Maria G. Koliou, Talia Kakourou, Jan Richter, Christina Christodoulou, Elpidoforos S. Soteriades |
Abstract |
Non-sexually active young females very rarely develop genital ulcers. Such ulcers pose a diagnostic challenge as well as physical and emotional distress for patients and family; therefore, the search for their etiology requires exhaustive investigation. Several viruses such as Epstein-Barr virus have been associated with this entity; however, Mycoplasma pneumoniae has rarely been linked to such ulcers in the literature. We present a case of vulvar ulcers in a non-sexually active young girl during the course of pneumonia caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae. A 10-year-old non-sexually active girl of cypriot origin presented at a hospital with fever, dry cough, and acute vulvar ulcers. Laboratory investigations as well as imaging studies revealed Mycoplasma pneumoniae as the cause of her pneumonia and acute vulvar ulcers. Although a rare cause of vulvar ulcers, Mycoplasma pneumoniae should be considered in the differential diagnosis of acute vulvar ulcers coexisting with respiratory symptoms. |
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