TITLE:
Vulvar Swelling in a 12-Year-Old Girl: An Early Manifestation of Crohn’s Disease
AUTHORS:
Stefania Rendina, Dolores Ferrara, Rosanna Mamone, Sara Isoldi, Massimo Zeccolini, Francesco Esposito
KEYWORDS:
Recto-Vaginal Fistula, Vulvar Swelling, Metastatic Crohn’s Disease
JOURNAL NAME:
Case Reports in Clinical Medicine,
Vol.13 No.7,
July
10,
2024
ABSTRACT: Vulvar Crohn’s disease (VCD) is a rare complication of Crohn’s disease, especially in pediatric population. An early diagnosis can result difficult if the complication does not present in conjunction with the classic gastrointestinal symptoms that characterize this disease. In this study we present the case of a 12-year-old girl whose initial symptom of Crohn’s disease was a symptomatic vulvar swelling promoted by a rectovaginal fistula. We also provide an overview of Crohn’s disease and the vulvar changes found in the course of this disease.