Rupture of Abdominal Wall Through Stria Distensa During Cortisone Therapy

Ulceration of striae distensae in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus

“…There are few reports in the literature on striae ulceration or rupture. In 1954, Lawrence et al 1 . described a case of a patient with tuberculosis, treated with systemic antibiotics and corticosteroids, who developed ulceration of abdominal striae that resulted in the rupture of the abdominal wall and formation of a peritoneum fistula.…”