Genital ulcer

Genital ulcer
Genital ulcer in an immunsupressed patient
ICD-10	GroupMajor.minor
ICD-9	xxx
DiseasesDB	19297

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Overview

A Genital ulcer is an ulcer located on the genital area, caused by a sexually transmitted disease such as genital herpes, syphilis, chancroid, or thrush. Some other signs of having genital ulcers include enlarged lymph nodes in the groin area, or vesicular lesions, which are small, elevated sores or blisters. The syndrome may be further classified into penile ulceration and vulval ulceration for males and females respectively.

Differential Diagnosis

In alphabetical order.

Common Causes

• Balanitis
• Behcet's disease
• Cancer
  • Basal cell carcinoma
  • Squamous cell carcinoma
• Chancroid
• Chlamydia trachomatis
• Herpes Genitalis HSV-2 and less common HSV-1
• Human papilloma virus
• Lichen planus
• Neisseria gonorrhoea
• Pyoderma
• Syphilis (primary syphilis)
• Vulvovaginitis

Other Causes (rare)

• Athabaskan severe combined immunodeficiency
• Cicatricial pemphigoid
• Cytomegalovirus infection
• Excoriations
• Fixed drug eruption
• Genital trauma
• Granuloma inguinale
• Langerhans cell histiocytosis
• Lymphogranuloma venereum
• Pemphigus vulgaris
• Reiter's syndrome
• Scabies
• Stevens-johnson syndrome
• Strachan's syndrome: orogenital ulceration, sensory neuropathy, amblyopia
• Yeast infection

External Links

• http://www.fhi.org/training/en/modules/STD/s3pg12.htm
• http://www.ubht.nhs.uk/Milne/other_docs/ulcers.pdf
• http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0689/is_12_52/ai_111614749
• http://www.cdc.gov/std/treatment/2006/genital-ulcers.htm

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