Subcutaneous endometriosis: a rare cause of deep dyspareunia

Aruna Nigam
BMJ case reports · 2014 · vol. 2014 , pp. bcr2013202230 · doi:10.1136/bcr-2013-202230 · PMID:24395879 · PMC3902519 · W2322266469
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This case report describes a rare instance of subcutaneous endometriosis causing deep dyspareunia in a patient with no evidence of intrapelvic endometriosis on laparoscopy.

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Abstract

Endometriosis is a growth of endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity which is responsive to hormonal stimulation. Extrapelvic endometriosis is less common of which skin is the most common site. The patient presents with mass, pain and cyclic symptoms. Subcutaneous endometriosis is very rare and has been reported only thrice in the literature. We report a case where the patient with lower abdominal pain and dyspareunia. Dyspareunia due to subcutaneous endometriosis has not been reported before when there is no evidence of intrapelvic endometriosis on laparoscopy.

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dyspareuniaendometriosis

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Abdominal Wall Dyspareunia Endometriosis Subcutaneous Tissue Abdominal Wall Adult Cesarean Section Cicatrix Cicatrix Cicatrix Diagnosis, Differential Dyspareunia Endometriosis Female Humans Laparoscopy Magnetic Resonance Imaging Postoperative Complications Postoperative Complications Postoperative Complications

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