title: Painful nodule in the caesarean section scar of a young woman.
abstract: Endometriosis is the presence of ectopic endometrial tissue outside the uterus and cutaneous endometriosis is a rare manifestation of this disease that may be found at the sites of surgical scars as a result of iatrogenic implantation. Herein we present a case of scar endometriosis in a 35-year-old woman. The scar was sustained following a remote caesarean section.
authors.affiliation: University of Cincinnati Department of Dermatology. russova@ucmail.uc.edu.
authors.forename: Veronica A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Russo
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alikhan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000473:pathology*; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D040521:Subcutaneous Tissue / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery