The diagnosis is mainly clinical and centred in eliminating other more common causes for vulvar ulcers. Nevertheless, it has been proposed that Epstein-Barr detection using polymerase chain reaction for virus genome can help to reach sooner a diagnosis.
Lipschütz ulcer
Hunner's ulcer
Martorell's ulcer
Curling's ulcer
Stercoral ulcer
Butcher's wart
Kangri ulcer
Marjolin's ulcer