title: The aetiology of vaginal bleeding in children. A 20-year review.
abstract: The cause of vaginal bleeding in girls of 10 years and under is reviewed. Of the 52 patients seen, in 28 (54%) bleeding was caused by a local lesion and 11 (21%) of these had malignant genital tumours. Eleven (21%) children presented with some form of precocious puberty, and in 13 (25%) patients no cause could be found.
authors.affiliation: Chelsea Hospital for Women, London.
authors.forename: N C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.forename: L W
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Oppenheimer
authors.forename: K E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Morton
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005833:Genital Neoplasms, Female / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011629:Puberty, Precocious / Q000150:complications; D014592:Uterine Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D014623:Vaginal Diseases / Q000150:complications