Urethral prolapse in a five-year-old girl
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Date
2004
Authors
Ekure, E.N.
Okoromah, C.N.
Afolabi, B.B.
Okechukwu, S.E.
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Publisher
Nigerian Journal of Paediatrics
Abstract
Urethral prolapse is a rare cause of vaginal bleeding in prepubertal females and occurs most commonly in black people.
It is characterized by a sliding outward of the urethral mucosa around the entire urethral meatus. Because it can present with vaginal bleeding in a child, it can be mistaken for sexual abuse. We report a five-year-old girl with urethral prolapse that was mistaken for complications of sexual abuse. She was treated by complete excision of the urethral prolapse with satisfactory result.
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Staff Publications
Keywords
Urethral prolapse , Vaginal bleeding , Female , Prepubertal , Research Subject Categories::MEDICINE
Citation
Ekure EN, Okoromah CN, Afolabi BB, Okechukwu SE. Urethral prolapse in a five-year-old girl. Nigerian Journal of Paediatrics. 2004; 31(1):29-31.