Spontaneous Cutaneous Endometriosis of the Umbilicus

Cutaneous endometriosis that arises de novo, without a prior history of surgery, is a rare phenomenon. The clinical diagnosis of cutaneous endometriosis remains challenging due to the variable clinical appearance and symptoms of the condition, and therefore must be considered in the differential dia...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Gin, Thomas J., Gin, Alexander D., Gin, Douglas, Pham, Alan, Cahill, Jennifer
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2013
Materias:
Published online: December, 2013
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3919486/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24516408
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000357493
Descripción
Sumario:Cutaneous endometriosis that arises de novo, without a prior history of surgery, is a rare phenomenon. The clinical diagnosis of cutaneous endometriosis remains challenging due to the variable clinical appearance and symptoms of the condition, and therefore must be considered in the differential diagnosis of any umbilical lesion. We report a 31-year-old woman who presented with spontaneous cutaneous endometriosis of the umbilicus.

Ejemplares similares