Genital Ulcer of Behçet Disease Localized in the Vagina May Lack Pain, Making It Difficult to Assess
Joint Authors
Aoki, Shigeru
Obata, Soichiro
Kobayashi, Koji
Toda, Misaki
Miyagi, Etsuko
Source
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-06-10
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Genital ulcer is one of the main clinical symptoms of Behçet disease; ulcers mostly occur in the vulva and are usually quite painful.
We present an unusual case of Behçet disease wherein a painless genital ulcer was localized in the vagina.
Our case is of a 43-year-old woman diagnosed with Behçet disease that was controlled with prednisolone.
She became pregnant and developed fever, oral ulcers, and arthralgia at 16 weeks of gestation.
Although a relapse of Behçet disease was suspected, ulceration and pain of the vulva were not observed.
At 18 and 28 weeks of gestation, a vaginal ulcer was observed during regular prenatal examination, but the patient had no pain or other symptoms in the vulva.
The vaginal ulcer healed at 29 weeks of gestation.
No recurrence of the vaginal ulcer and other symptoms of Behçet disease were seen on subsequent follow-up examination at 1 month after delivery.
Although genital ulcers of Behçet disease are common in the vulva and are generally painful, if they are located in the vagina, they can be painless.
If Behçet disease is suspected based on other symptoms, a vaginal examination should be conducted as necessary for accurate evaluation of Behçet disease.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Obata, Soichiro& Kobayashi, Koji& Toda, Misaki& Miyagi, Etsuko& Aoki, Shigeru. 2019. Genital Ulcer of Behçet Disease Localized in the Vagina May Lack Pain, Making It Difficult to Assess. Case Reports in Rheumatology،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Obata, Soichiro…[et al.]. Genital Ulcer of Behçet Disease Localized in the Vagina May Lack Pain, Making It Difficult to Assess. Case Reports in Rheumatology No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Obata, Soichiro& Kobayashi, Koji& Toda, Misaki& Miyagi, Etsuko& Aoki, Shigeru. Genital Ulcer of Behçet Disease Localized in the Vagina May Lack Pain, Making It Difficult to Assess. Case Reports in Rheumatology. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1144206
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1144206