title: Foreign body in vagina--an uncommon cause of vaginitis in children.
abstract: An intravaginal foreign body of long duration can pose diagnostic dilemma in children. We present a case of eight and a half years old girl who was suffering from blood stained vaginal discharge for 3 years for which she was treated by few gynaecologists. A vaginal examination performed under general anaesthesia revealed a foreign body (lead pencil). In cases of pediatric vaginitis one should always look for foreign body in vagina.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dahiya
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sangwan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khosla
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Seth
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D006924:Hymen / Q000293:injuries; D014621:Vagina; D019522:Vaginal Discharge / Q000209:etiology; D014627:Vaginitis / Q000209:etiology*