TY - JOUR
T1 - Mycoplasma pneumoniae as a cause of vulvar ulcers in a non-sexually active girl
T2 - A case report
AU - Koliou, Maria G.
AU - Kakourou, Talia
AU - Richter, Jan
AU - Christodoulou, Christina
AU - Soteriades, Elpidoforos S.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 The Author(s).
PY - 2017/7/9
Y1 - 2017/7/9
N2 - Background: 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. Case presentation: 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. Conclusions: Although a rare cause of vulvar ulcers, Mycoplasma pneumoniae should be considered in the differential diagnosis of acute vulvar ulcers coexisting with respiratory symptoms.
AB - Background: 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. Case presentation: 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. Conclusions: Although a rare cause of vulvar ulcers, Mycoplasma pneumoniae should be considered in the differential diagnosis of acute vulvar ulcers coexisting with respiratory symptoms.
KW - Acute vulvar ulcers
KW - Cyprus
KW - Mycoplasma pneumoniae
KW - Non-sexually active females
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U2 - 10.1186/s13256-017-1345-9
DO - 10.1186/s13256-017-1345-9
M3 - Article
C2 - 28688453
AN - SCOPUS:85022199893
SN - 1752-1947
VL - 11
JO - Journal of Medical Case Reports
JF - Journal of Medical Case Reports
IS - 1
M1 - 187
ER -