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Lipchütz Ulcers – Four Cases
Author(s) -
HernándezNúñez Almudena,
Córdoba Susana,
RomeroMaté Alberto,
Miñano Román,
Sanz Tatiana,
Borbujo Jesús
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2008.00684.x
Subject(s) - medicine , etiology , sex organ , dermatology , infectious agent , virus , surgery , disease , pathology , immunology , genetics , biology
A distinctive clinical entity of acute genital ulcers occurring in adolescents, with nonvenereal infectious etiology was described by Lipschütz in 1913. We describe four puberal virgin girls who developed fever and painful genital ulcers. The main causes infectious and noninfectious of ulceration were rejected. Although the etiology is unknown, recent cases related with Epstein–Barr virus acute infection have been reported.