Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research (Jan 2015)

A Rare Case of Foreign Body Causing Recurrent Vaginal Discharge in Prepubertal Child

  • Vijayalakshmi.R.Gobbur,
  • Raghavendra.H.Gobbur,
  • Ashwini.G.Patil,
  • Preetish Endigeri

DOI
https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2015/10227.5364
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. QD03 – QD04

Abstract

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Vaginal discharge in prepubertal children is mainly due to hypoestrogenic state of vaginal mucosa making it thin and alkaline leading to mucosal invasion by pathogen. In a paediatric case with persistent foul smelling , blood stained vaginal discharge not responding to medical therapy, vaginal foreign body should always be ruled out. Here, we report a 3 -year -old girl with complaint of recurrent vaginal discharge occasionally blood stained not relieved despite few antibiotics courses. On X -ray pelvis, a radioopaque foreign body hair clip was seen. Under sedation foreign body was removed by forceps following which child became asymptomatic.

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