title: Long retained intravaginal foreign body: a case report.
abstract: Recurrent vaginal discharge in children may be due to variety of causes. Intravaginal foreign body retained for long duration can be a diagnostic dilemma. This report presents the case of a girl who had an intravaginal foreign body for over four years duration. Recurrent, unremitting, foul-smelling, bloody vaginal discharge in a child should alert the clinician to the possibility of a retained vaginal foreign body.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D011539:Pruritus Vulvae / Q000209:etiology*; D013997:Time Factors; D014621:Vagina; D019522:Vaginal Discharge / Q000209:etiology*