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acute genital ulcer

Synopsis

- immunocompetent female
- non-sexually transmitted
- +/- bilateral

Etiology

- Epstein-Barr virus primary infection (31%)

  • IgM antibodies to viral capsid antigens

- Behçet disease (8%)

See also

- EBV-associated acute genital ulcer

References

- Non-sexually related acute genital ulcers in 13 pubertal girls: a clinical and microbiological study. Farhi D, Wendling J, Molinari E, Raynal J, Carcelain G, Morand P, Avril MF, Francès C, Rozenberg F, Pelisse M, Dupin N. Arch Dermatol. 2009 Jan;145(1):38-45. PMID: 19153341