Vulvar lesion is not always a Sexually Transmitted Infection

report of a case of vulvar hidradenoma papilliferum

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56102/afmo.2024.314

Keywords:

Vulva diseases, Sexually Transmitted Infections, Ulcer

Abstract

Vulvar hidradenoma papilliferum is a benign and rare cutaneous cancer of the apocrine sweat glands that commonly appears in the anogenital region of women of reproductive age between 25 and 40 years old. Its diagnosis may be difficult, sometimes being confused with Bartholin’s gland cysts, Fordyce’s angiokeratomas, and vulvar endometriosis, among other malignant vulvar lesions. Thus, the present study aimed to report the clinical picture, diagnosis, and treatment of a case of vulvar HP, highlighting the importance of differential diagnosis in vulvar lesions.

Author Biographies

Fernando Augusto Pacífico, Faculdade de Medicina de Olinda

Professor at the Faculdade de Medicina de Olinda. Olinda, Pernambuco, Brazil.

Luciana Maria Queiroz de Oliveira Borges, Faculdade de Medicina de Olinda

Professor at the Faculdade de Medicina de Olinda. Olinda, Pernambuco, Brazil.

Ismael Felipe Gonçalves Galvão, Faculdade de Medicina de Olinda

Student at the Faculdade de Medicina de Olinda. Olinda, Pernambuco, Brazil.

Joanna Pimentel de Vasconcelos, Faculdade de Medicina de Olinda

Student at the Faculdade de Medicina de Olinda. Olinda, Pernambuco, Brazil.

Ana Cláudia Pimentel de Vasconcelos, Hospital da Polícia Militar de Pernambuco

Doctor at the Hospital da Polícia Militar de Pernambuco. Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.

Angelina Farias Maia, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

Coordenadora do Setor de Colposcopia e Trato Genital Inferior do Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco. Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil.

Petrus Augusto Dornelas Câmara, Faculdade de Medicina de Olinda

Professor at the Faculdade de Medicina de Olinda. Olinda, Pernambuco, Brazil.

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2024-06-28

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Pacífico, F. A., Borges, L. M. Q. de O., Galvão, I. F. G., Vasconcelos, J. P. de, Vasconcelos, A. C. P. de, Maia, A. F., & Câmara, P. A. D. (2024). Vulvar lesion is not always a Sexually Transmitted Infection: report of a case of vulvar hidradenoma papilliferum. Annals of Olinda Medical School, 1(11), 98–104. https://doi.org/10.56102/afmo.2024.314

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Vol. 1 No. 11 (2024)

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Case Reports

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