Complication of Crohn's disease on the vulva treated as a Bartholin's gland abscess: A case report.

Kim, Tae Hee; Lee, Hae Hyeog; Chung, Soo Ho; Jung, Eun Ae

doi:2010.53.7.657

Obstet Gynecol Sci > Volume 53(7); 2010 > Article

Case Report

Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2010;53(7):657-660.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5468/kjog.2010.53.7.657 Published online July 1, 2010.

Complication of Crohn's disease on the vulva treated as a Bartholin's gland abscess: A case report.

Tae Hee Kim, Hae Hyeog Lee, Soo Ho Chung, Eun Ae Jung

¹Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Bucheon, Korea. hhl22@schbc.ac.kr
²Medical Library, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Bucheon, Korea.

Abstract

Crohn's disease is known as regional enteritis. Extra-intestinal complications of Crohn's disease are relatively common. Extra-intestinal manifestations include skin ulcers, erythema nodosum, and arthritis. Even cases of the vulva involvement by Crohn's disease have been reported. Gynecologists did not usually consider Crohn's disease as a complication involving the vulva; gynecologists diagnose Bartholin's gland abscess first. Gynecologists have fully to consider history taking about disease characteristics. We reported recto-vulva fistula complicated by Crohn's disease and it is side effects after marsupialization operation.

Key Words: Crohn's disease, Vulva, Bartholin's abscess