A rare case of foreign body causing recurrent vaginal discharge in prepubertal child.
Vaginal discharge in prepubertal children is mainly due to hypoestrogenic state of vaginal mucosa making it thin and alkaline leading to mucosal invasion by pathogen. In a paediatric case with persistent foul smelling , blood stained vaginal discharge not responding to medical therapy, vaginal foreign body should always be ruled out. Here, we report a 3 -year -old girl with complaint of recurrent vaginal discharge occasionally blood stained not relieved despite few antibiotics courses. On X -ray pelvis, a radioopaque foreign body hair clip was seen. Under sedation foreign body was removed by forceps following which child became asymptomatic.
Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Shri B.M.Patil Medical College Hospital & Research Centre , Bijapur, Karnataka, India .
Vijayalakshmi R
VR
Gobbur
Professor, Department of Paediatrics, Shri B.M.Patil Medical College Hospital & Research Centre , Bijapur, Karnataka, India .
Raghavendra H
RH
Gobbur
Post Graduate, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Shri B.M.Patil Medical College Hospital & Research Centre , Bijapur, Karnataka, India .
Ashwini G
AG
Patil
Senior Resident, Department of Orthopaedics, Shri B.M.Patil Medical College Hospital & Research Centre , Bijapur, Karnataka, India .
Preetish
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Endigeri
Foul smelling discharge; Sexual abuse; X-Ray pelvis