title: [Perineal groove in pediatric gynecology: a report of 2 cases].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  the perineal groove is a very uncommon anorectal anomaly. It is the result of an unknown embryology anomaly. The perineal groove is a wet sulcus extending from de fourchette to the anus. It is a benign pathology and tends to resolve spontaneously.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  We report two cases of girls diagnosed with perineal groove and their follow up.
  
  
  METHODS
  The first case is an 18 days old baby girl, that during her first clinical examination there was found a painless lineal lesion in the perineum from the fourchette to the anus, which created a big anxiety in her family. She was cared at the Pediatric Gynecology Unit, with local lubrication, doing well with the epithelization of it. The second case is an 8 year-old girl who consulted because, when being a child, she was diagnosed with a perineal lesion, but she didn't receive any special treatment and now she feels some aches in the perineum.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The perineal groove is a benign entity pretty unknown by general practitioners or pediatricians. It is important to be up to date with this condition to avoid alarming misinterpretations.
authors.forename: Carolina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pastene S
authors.forename: Francisca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rojas M
mesh_terms: D001003:Anal Canal / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology; D000071056:Anorectal Malformations; D001006:Anus, Imperforate / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010502:Perineum / Q000002:abnormalities*; D012007:Rectum / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology; D014844:Vulva / Q000002:abnormalities*