title: Ulcus vulvae acutum.
abstract: A 29-year-old female presented with a history of sudden onset of genital ulcers with fever and malaise. The clinical picture and course of the disease corresponded to the diagnosis of acute vulvar ulcer. No relevant etiologic factors could be ascertained. Treatment with doxycycline and systemic corticosteroids led to the resolution of the ulcerations after three weeks. Although the disease is rare, it is important to include it in the differential diagnosis of genital ulcers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Maribor University Hospital, Ljubljanska 5, SI-2000 Maribor, Slovenia. k.trcko@sb-mb.si
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Trcko
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Belic
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Miljković
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014456:Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D014845:Vulvar Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004318:Doxycycline