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A case of vulvar cutaneous endometriosis presenting as a chronic, fluctuating labial ulcer in an adolescent female

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Endometriosis affects approximately 10% of reproductive-age females and is characterized by endometrial tissue found outside the uterine cavity. The ectopic endometrium responds to physiologic hormone fluctuations resulting in expansion, sloughing, and bleeding. Current leading theories for the pathogenesis of endometriosis include tissue arising from coelomic metaplasia, dysplastic migration during embryogenesis, or seeding from displaced endometrial tissue via retrograde menses, mechanical transplantation during surgery, or hematogenous spread.

Source: JAAD Case Reports

DOI: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2025.04.023

Authors: Alisa A. Suen-Wallach, Angela J. Jiang, Erin L. Foster

Institutions: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Oregon Health & Science University

Language: English

Topic: Endometriosis Research and Treatment

Subfield: Reproductive Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $750