Abstract

MASSA, Ana Catarina; TAVARES, Madalena; CARVALHO, Tânia  and  SIMOES, Mafalda. A 7-year-old girl with vaginal burn from exposure to an alkaline battery. Acta Obstet Ginecol Port [online]. 2018, vol.12, n.3, pp.224-227. ISSN 1646-5830.

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.

Keywords : Foreign body; Pediatric population; Vaginal burn; Alkaline batteries.

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