Lipschütz genital ulceration associated with mumps.

Authors :: Chanal J
Carlotti A
Laude H
Wallet-Faber N
Avril MF
Dupin N
Source :: Dermatology (Basel, Switzerland) [Dermatology] 2010; Vol. 221 (4), pp. 292-5. Date of Electronic Publication: 2010 Oct 01.
Publication Year :: 2010
Abstract: Lipschütz ulcers are characterised by a first flare of non-sexually related acute genital ulcers (AGU) occurring in adolescent girls. Epstein-Barr primary infection is the most frequently reported aetiology but other infectious agents are probably implicated. We report the first case of mumps associated with an AGU in a 21-year-old girl. She presented a bilateral parotitis with genital ulcers, and serology confirmed she had mumps. As in our case, most Lipschütz ulcers heal spontaneously within a couple of weeks and the diagnosis should be reconsidered in case of recurrence.<br /> (Copyright © 2010 S. Karger AG, Basel.)