title: Marked improvement of vulvovaginitis of unknown origin in a pediatric patient--case report.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To present a novel therapy for pediatric vulvovaginitis.
  
  
  METHODS
  An eight-year-old girl with persistent severe vulvovaginitis of unknown origin also complained of unexplained weight gain and sudden academic difficulties. She was treated with dextroamphetamine sulfate.
  
  
  RESULTS
  She not only showed very quick and excellent relief from her vulvovaginitis but she also lost weight and improved her mentality.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Sympathomimetic amine therapy may benefit pediatric vulvovaginitis when an infectious cause cannot be ascertained.
authors.affiliation: The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,  Camden, NJ, USA. laurie@ccivf.com
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Check
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cohen
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003913:Dextroamphetamine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013566:Sympathomimetics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014848:Vulvovaginitis / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D013566:Sympathomimetics; D003913:Dextroamphetamine