Journal article
Botryomycosis of the vulva: a case report
Journal of lower genital tract disease, Vol.18(3), pp.e80-e83
07/2014
DOI: 10.1097/LGT.0000000000000009
PMID: 24402357
Abstract
Vulvar ulcers may be caused by various etiologies including infection, trauma, dermatosis, and cancer. We report a case of a vulvar ulcer caused by botryomycosis. An 85-year-old woman presented with vulvar itching, pain, bleeding, and ulcerations suspicious for cancer. Biopsies of the ulcers returned without dysplasia or malignancy. She was referred to the tertiary care vulvar vaginal disease clinic. Dermatopathologic reevaluation of pathologic slides diagnosed lichen sclerosus and botryomycosis. The patient was treated with ciprofloxacin for 7 weeks with complete resolution of vulvar ulcerations. Botryomycosis should be included in the differential diagnosis of infectious etiology of vulvar ulcers.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Botryomycosis of the vulva: a case report
- Creators
- Diane Elas - Departments of 1Obstetrics and Gynecology and 2Dermatology and Pathology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IABrian SwickMary S StoneMerida MillerColleen Stockdale
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of lower genital tract disease, Vol.18(3), pp.e80-e83
- Publisher
- United States
- DOI
- 10.1097/LGT.0000000000000009
- PMID
- 24402357
- ISSN
- 1089-2591
- eISSN
- 1526-0976
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 07/2014
- Academic Unit
- Dermatology; Pathology; Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Record Identifier
- 9983931736402771
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