A 7-year-old girl with vaginal burn from exposure to an alkaline battery
| Autor: | Massa, Ana Catarina, Tavares, Madalena, Carvalho, Tânia, Simões, Mafalda |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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| Zdroj: | Acta Obstétrica e Ginecológica Portuguesa v.12 n.3 2018 Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC)-FCT-Sociedade da Informação instacron:RCAAP Acta Obstétrica e Ginecológica Portuguesa, Volume: 12, Issue: 3, Pages: 224-227, Published: SEP 2018 |
| Popis: | Background: Vaginal burns resulting from alkaline batteries are a rare and potential serious complication which require a prompt intervention. Case: A 7-year-old girl presented to the emergency department with lower abdominal pain, dysuria and brownish vaginal discharge. Clinical history suggested a foreign body. Abdominal radiography showed two alkaline batteries inside the vagina that were removed. Vaginoscopy revealed severe vaginal burns with necrosis of a large area of posterior cul de sac. Two months after the girl was asymptomatic. Discussion: Vaginal foreign bodies should be considered in pre-pubertal girls presenting with vaginal bleeding. Its removal and assessment of direct effects should be immediately performed. |
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