Ulcus_vulvae_acutum
Lipschütz ulcer
Medical condition
Lipschütz ulcer, ulcus vulvae acutum or reactive non-sexually related acute genital ulcers (English: acute ulceration of the vulva) is a rare disease characterized by painful genital ulcers, fever, and lymphadenopathy, occurring most commonly, but not exclusively, in adolescents and young women.[2] Previously, it was described as being more common in virgins.[3] It is not a sexually transmitted infection, and is often misdiagnosed,[4][5] sometimes as a symptom of Behçet's disease.[6]
Lipschütz ulcer is named after Benjamin Lipschütz, who first described it in 1912.[1][5] The cause is still unknown, although it has been associated with several infectious causes, including paratyphoid fever, cytomegalovirus, Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Epstein–Barr virus infection[7][8][9][10]