Severe Vaginal Burns in a 5-Year-Old Girl Due to an Alkaline Battery in the Vagina - 19/06/15
, Tobias Klein, MD, Mohammad Reza Vahdad, MD, Thomas M. Boemers, MD, Rebecca Pohle, MDAbstract |
Background |
The ingestion or insertion of alkaline batteries in the body can cause severe damage to hollow organs. We report here a case of severe vaginal burns in a young patient caused by an alkaline battery.
Case |
A 5-year-old girl presented to our outpatient department with pelvic pain and vaginal discharge. Further workup suggested the presence of a vaginal foreign body. Under general anesthesia, an alkaline battery was removed from her vagina, which showed severe burns with partial-thickness necrosis. Complete healing was confirmed at 3 months after initial presentation.
Conclusions |
In this rare case of an alkaline battery present in the vagina of a prepubescent girl, we discuss the available treatment and management options in comparison to similar previously reported cases.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Key Words : Pelvic pain, Vaginal discharge, Vaginal foreign body, Alkaline battery
Plan
| No financial support was received for this study. The authors indicate no conflicts of interest. |
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