title: Subcutaneous endometriosis: a rare cause of deep dyspareunia.
abstract: Endometriosis is a growth of endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity which is responsive to hormonal stimulation. Extrapelvic endometriosis is less common of which skin is the most common site. The patient presents with mass, pain and cyclic symptoms. Subcutaneous endometriosis is very rare and has been reported only thrice in the literature. We report a case where the patient with lower abdominal pain and dyspareunia. Dyspareunia due to subcutaneous endometriosis has not been reported before when there is no evidence of intrapelvic endometriosis on laparoscopy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Aruna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nigam
mesh_terms: D034861:Abdominal Wall / Q000473:pathology*; D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004414:Dyspareunia / Q000209:etiology*; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D040521:Subcutaneous Tissue / Q000473:pathology*