Author(s)

Stefania Rendina^1*, Dolores Ferrara², Rosanna Mamone², Sara Isoldi³, Massimo Zeccolini², Francesco Esposito²

¹Department of Radiology, Università degli studi di Napoli Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy.
²Department of Radiology, “A.O.R.N. Santobono-Pausilipon” Children Hospital, Naples, Italy.
³Pediatric Gastroenterology and Hepatology Unit, Santobono-Pausilipon Children’s Hospital, Naples, Italy.

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.

Recto-Vaginal Fistula, Vulvar Swelling, Metastatic Crohn’s Disease

Rendina, S. , Ferrara, D. , Mamone, R. , Isoldi, S. , Zeccolini, M. and Esposito, F. (2024) Vulvar Swelling in a 12-Year-Old Girl: An Early Manifestation of Crohn’s Disease. Case Reports in Clinical Medicine, 13, 219-226. doi: 10.4236/crcm.2024.137025.