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Umbilical endometriosis.
Contributors
Billick, Robin., Author
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انتباذ بطاني رحمي سري
Publisher
Sultan Qaboos University
Gregorian
2017-10
Language
English
English abstract
A 43-year-old nulliparous woman presented
to a dermatology clinic in Montreal, Quebec,
Canada, in 2015 with swelling and pain in
the umbilical area which worsened and occasionally
bled during menstruation. The onset of these symptoms coincided with the discontinuation of oral
contraceptive pills, which she had been taking for
the last seven years. The patient complained of
dysmenorrhoea and had no history of abdominal or
pelvic surgeries. Upon clinical examination, multiple
ill-defined bluish erythematous papules were noted
in and surrounding the umbilicus [Figure 1]. A skin
biopsy showed glandular proliferation with hemosiderin deposition and myometrial stroma, consistent
with a diagnosis of endometriosis [Figure 2]. A
gynaecological evaluation revealed an ovarian cyst.
She was treated with progestin which relieved the
dysmenorrhoea and resulted in the regression of both
the ovarian cyst and her umbilical symptoms. As most
of the remaining umbilical nodules were small and
remained asymptomatic, the patient did not wish to
have them surgically removed.
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Al-Khaliliyah, Ayida A. Billick, Robin (2017). Umbilical endometriosis. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 17 (3), 371-372.
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Journal articles