Indian Journal of Paediatric Dermatology (Jan 2016)

Condyloma acuminata in a 3-year-old female: Sexual abuse or not?

  • Alia Abbas Rizvi,
  • Amrinder Jit Kanwar,
  • Shitij Goel

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/2319-7250.179498
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 17, no. 3
pp. 221 – 222

Abstract

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Condyloma acuminata (also known as anogenital warts or venereal warts) a sexually transmitted disease (STD) is usually seen in younger adults. However, genital warts have been reported in all age groups of children including infants. The possibility of sexual abuse is a major concern in the evaluation of children with genital warts. We hereby report a case of genital warts in a three year old female child.

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