title: [Vulvovaginitis in premenarche girls. A preliminary study].
abstract: The study population consisted of 832 premenarcheal girls. Vaginal cultures are performed on 40 premenarcheal girls suffering from vulvovaginitis. All were less than 7 years old. This patients were seen in primary cares. In 23 cases (57.5%) E. coli was isolated, Enterococcus (30%), mixed flora (10%) and G. vaginalis (2.5%). Common clinical characteristics were pruritus (97.5%), vaginal discharge (67.5%). Dysuria and abdominal pain constituted accompanying symptoms. Only in one case masturbation was observed.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Salud San Fernando, INSALUD, Móstoles, Madrid.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Jiménez Fernández
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Cermeño
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Pescador Abad
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ruano Gil
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mora Guio
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Martín Pérez
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008572:Menarche; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D014848:Vulvovaginitis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology
vernacular_title: Vulvovaginitis en niñas premenárquicas. En atención primaria.