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Granulomatous Vulvitis: A Rare Case of Chronic Inflammatory Hypertrophy of Vulvar Labia Related to Ulcerative Colitis
Granulomatous vulvitis (GV) is an idiopathic entity typically presenting with chronic, painless swelling of the genitals with histologic evidence of granulomatous inflammation. Granulomatous vulvitis can typically start as an acute inflammatory condition, which gradually transforms into a chronic di...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10506809/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37727536 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/idoj.idoj_564_22 |
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author | Soni, Sonika Yadav, Vidya Mendiratta, Vibhu Yadav, Jyoti Osama, Md A. Singh, Smita |
author_facet | Soni, Sonika Yadav, Vidya Mendiratta, Vibhu Yadav, Jyoti Osama, Md A. Singh, Smita |
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description | Granulomatous vulvitis (GV) is an idiopathic entity typically presenting with chronic, painless swelling of the genitals with histologic evidence of granulomatous inflammation. Granulomatous vulvitis can typically start as an acute inflammatory condition, which gradually transforms into a chronic disease with a relapsing and remitting course leading to swollen, indurated, and distorted external genitalia. Association of GV with Crohn’s disease is being increasingly recognized. However, the association of GV with ulcerative colitis is unreported. Here, we report a rare case of GV in a middle-aged Indian female with characteristic gastrointestinal involvement suggestive of ulcerative colitis. We hope to contribute to an earlier recognition and a better management of the vulvar and gastrointestinal lesions of ulcerative colitis. |
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spelling | pubmed-105068092023-09-19 Granulomatous Vulvitis: A Rare Case of Chronic Inflammatory Hypertrophy of Vulvar Labia Related to Ulcerative Colitis Soni, Sonika Yadav, Vidya Mendiratta, Vibhu Yadav, Jyoti Osama, Md A. Singh, Smita Indian Dermatol Online J Case Report Granulomatous vulvitis (GV) is an idiopathic entity typically presenting with chronic, painless swelling of the genitals with histologic evidence of granulomatous inflammation. Granulomatous vulvitis can typically start as an acute inflammatory condition, which gradually transforms into a chronic disease with a relapsing and remitting course leading to swollen, indurated, and distorted external genitalia. Association of GV with Crohn’s disease is being increasingly recognized. However, the association of GV with ulcerative colitis is unreported. Here, we report a rare case of GV in a middle-aged Indian female with characteristic gastrointestinal involvement suggestive of ulcerative colitis. We hope to contribute to an earlier recognition and a better management of the vulvar and gastrointestinal lesions of ulcerative colitis. Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2023-08-10 /pmc/articles/PMC10506809/ /pubmed/37727536 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/idoj.idoj_564_22 Text en Copyright: © 2023 Indian Dermatology Online Journal https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Soni, Sonika Yadav, Vidya Mendiratta, Vibhu Yadav, Jyoti Osama, Md A. Singh, Smita Granulomatous Vulvitis: A Rare Case of Chronic Inflammatory Hypertrophy of Vulvar Labia Related to Ulcerative Colitis |
title | Granulomatous Vulvitis: A Rare Case of Chronic Inflammatory Hypertrophy of Vulvar Labia Related to Ulcerative Colitis |
title_full | Granulomatous Vulvitis: A Rare Case of Chronic Inflammatory Hypertrophy of Vulvar Labia Related to Ulcerative Colitis |
title_fullStr | Granulomatous Vulvitis: A Rare Case of Chronic Inflammatory Hypertrophy of Vulvar Labia Related to Ulcerative Colitis |
title_full_unstemmed | Granulomatous Vulvitis: A Rare Case of Chronic Inflammatory Hypertrophy of Vulvar Labia Related to Ulcerative Colitis |
title_short | Granulomatous Vulvitis: A Rare Case of Chronic Inflammatory Hypertrophy of Vulvar Labia Related to Ulcerative Colitis |
title_sort | granulomatous vulvitis: a rare case of chronic inflammatory hypertrophy of vulvar labia related to ulcerative colitis |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10506809/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37727536 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/idoj.idoj_564_22 |
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