A Rare Case of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Manifesting as Genital Ulcers

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease affecting multiple organ systems. In this report, we discuss the case of a patient with a history of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), hypothyroidism, SLE, and Crohn's disease (CD) who presented to the emergency room wi...

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Published inCurēus (Palo Alto, CA) Vol. 14; no. 4; p. e23818
Main Authors Paidi, Gokul, V, Himaja
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Cureus Inc 04.04.2022
Cureus
Subjects
Bacterial infections
Biopsy
Cancer
Case reports
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Females
Fungal infections
Hypothyroidism
Infectious Disease
Lupus
Metabolism
Neutrophils
Obstetrics/Gynecology
Patients
Rheumatology
Sexually transmitted diseases
STD
Steroids
Ulcers
Vagina
systemic lupus erythematosus
autoimmune
chrons disease
vasculitis
genital ulcers
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Summary:Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease affecting multiple organ systems. In this report, we discuss the case of a patient with a history of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), hypothyroidism, SLE, and Crohn's disease (CD) who presented to the emergency room with fever, burning micturition, abdominal pain, and perineal ulcers. Upon subsequent treatment for urinary tract infections (UTI) and negative evaluations for an infectious cause of genital ulcers like sexually transmitted diseases, the etiology of ulcers was found to be SLE. This case report highlights the importance of including SLE ulcers in the differential diagnosis when an SLE patient presents with genital ulcers and the importance of ruling out an SLE vs. infection or non-infection as the cause of ulcers in a former SLE patient.
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.23818