Primary endometriosis: a differential diagnosis with the umbilical nodular lesions
Vilas Sueiro, A.; Monteagudo, B.; Suárez Amor, Ós.; Rodríguez Pazos, L.; González Vilas, D.; Pérez Valcárcel, J.; de las Heras, C.
Dermatology Online Journal 20(9)
2014
ISSN/ISBN: 1087-2108 PMID: 25244177 Document Number: 675399
The onset of umbilical nodules with no previous abdominal surgeries or known endometriosis in other locations characterizes primary umbilical endometriosis. We present a 43-year-old woman with a painful umbilical nodule for several months. We report this case to emphasize the importance of the differential diagnosis of umbilical nodules, especially in women during the reproductive period.