ULCUS VULVAE ACUTUM ASSOCIATED WITH LESIONS OF THE MOUTH

Abstract

Ulcus vulvae acutum is a condition, first described by Lipschütz¹in 1913, that is characterized by the presence of ulcers which appear suddenly on the mucous membrane of the vulva or adjacent region, in which<i>Bacillus crassus</i>is a constant bacteriologic finding. These lesions are accompanied by marked subjective symptoms of pain and burning, and they involute spontaneously in varying lengths of time with slight or no scar formation, depending on the depth of ulceration. The coexistence of ulcerative lesions of the mouth and genitalia has been described on a number of occasions. In 1894 and 1895, Neumann²observed eleven women, aged between 17 and 48, in whom he noted the association of ulcers of the mouth and genitalia. Christlieb,³in 1895, described a similar combination in a woman, aged 24. In 1904, Schwab⁴reported two instances in which the conditions existed simultaneously. In 1920, Fordyce