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- Title
Acute Genital Ulcers in a Woman Secondary to COVID-19 Infection: A Case Report.
- Authors
Zhang, Jia; Wang, Danni; Chen, Mingjing; Li, Jiajun; Huang, Wenxiang
- Abstract
Acute genital ulcers (AGU) have been associated with various pathogens, such as Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) and cytomegalovirus (CMV). However, cases of AGU associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are rare, and this disease significantly impairs human quality of life. In this case, we report a 37-year-old woman who presented with a five-day history of a painful genital ulcer and fever. A month earlier, she had experienced a COVID-19 infection that resolved without medical therapy. Physical examination revealed that multiple asymmetric ulcers presented on labia minora covered with whitish exudates. The patient, without any high-risk sexual behavior, or a personal or family history of autoimmune disorders or inflammatory bowel disease, was diagnosed with COVID-19-related AGU after ruling out other infectious and immune diseases. Following a two-week treatment of oral prednisone, her vulvar edema, ulcers, and fever improved significantly. This case suggests that AGU may be triggered by a COVID-19 infection.
- Subjects
COVID-19; COVID-19 pandemic; UNSAFE sex; ULCERS; IMMUNOLOGIC diseases; CORONAVIRUS diseases; GENITALIA infections
- Publication
Clinical, Cosmetic & Investigational Dermatology, 2024, Vol 17, p31
- ISSN
1178-7015
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2147/CCID.S445296