Ulcerative vulvitis in Reiter's syndrome. A case report

In a case of acute Reiter's syndrome with severe vulvitis the diagnosis was based on the presence of a vaginal discharge and dysuria, arthritis, conjunctivitis, buccal ulceration, keratodermia blenorrhagica, and HLA B27 tissue-typing antigen. The vulval lesions were similar in appearance to tho...

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Published in:British journal of venereal diseases 1982-12, Vol.58 (6), p.405-407
Main Authors: Daunt, S O, Kotowski, K E, O'Reilly, A P, Richardson, A T
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Arthritis, Reactive - pathology
Female
Humans
Skin Diseases - pathology
Ulcer - pathology
Vulva - pathology
Vulvitis - pathology
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Summary:In a case of acute Reiter's syndrome with severe vulvitis the diagnosis was based on the presence of a vaginal discharge and dysuria, arthritis, conjunctivitis, buccal ulceration, keratodermia blenorrhagica, and HLA B27 tissue-typing antigen. The vulval lesions were similar in appearance to those of circinate vulvitis. The acute histological change were confined to shallow ulceration with an inflammatory infiltration of the subjacent dermis. Coincidential lichen sclerosus et atrophicus was present, which could have been masked by the acute lesions.
ISSN:0007-134X
1368-4973
1472-3263
DOI:10.1136/sti.58.6.405