title: Primary cutaneous umbilical endometriosis.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Primary umbilical endometriosis a rare case. It is mostly seen in women in the reproductive age group.
  
  
  METHODS
  In this case report, a 38 year old woman is discussed who received antibiotherapy for omphalitis diagnosis established due to many complaints of umbilical secretion but who was diagnosed with primary umbilical endometriosis after histopathological examination.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Endometriosis must be certainly considered in differential diagnosis in especially inflammatory lesions resistant to noncyclic treatment, determined in umbilical region.
authors.affiliation: Ministry of Health, Akcaabat Hackali Baba State Hospital, Department of General Surgery, Trabzon, Turkey. uqurkesici77@mynet.com
authors.forename: Ugur
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Kesici
authors.forename: Asiye
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yenisolak
authors.forename: Sevgi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kesici
authors.forename: Cigdem
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Siviloglu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D014472:Umbilicus / Q000601:surgery