Open AccessChikungunya associated vulvitis: case report and literature review
Author(s) -
Isabel Cristina Chulvis do Val Guimarães,
Švitrigailė Grincevičienė,
Susana Cristina Aidé Viviani Fialho,
Renata do Val Guimarães,
Guilherme Amaral Calvet
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
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Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2177-8264
pISSN - 0103-4065
DOI - 10.5327/dst-2177-8264-20213304
Subject(s) - vulvitis , medicine , labia minora , chikungunya , dermatology , vulva , labia , introitus , gynecology , surgery , virus , vaginitis , immunology , vagina
Chikungunya virus is spreading worldwide due to migration and globalization and could be presented with systemic and with unusual symptoms. Objective: To report a case of virus-transmitted infection detected in a woman during the gynecological examination at a vulvar clinic. Case report: A 73-year-old Caucasian woman attended a vulvar clinic because of dyspareunia and vulvar burning. Ulcers were observed on labia minora and perineum. A Chikungunya was diagnosed by seroconversion in paired specimens. She was prescribed prednisolone 40 mg once a day for 10 days. After oral steroid treatment, the woman had no body rashes or lesions on her genitals. Conclusion: This study emphasized that rare signs of unusual vulvitis with ulcers could be associated with Chikungunya infection.