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Preschool Girl With Vaginal Bleeding Due to Pinworm Endometritis
Andrea von Höveling1, Lilian Carrasco2, Thomas Weitzel3
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital El Carmen, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Clínica Santa María, Finis Terrae University, Santiago, Chile.
Abstract:
Genital tract bleeding in prepubertal girls is a rare clinical condition, which can occur for multiple reasons. It frequently generates anxiety in the family and in health care professionals. A thorough anamnesis and careful genital inspection can give important diagnostic hints; however, there are cases in which the cause remains doubtful and a complete gynecological evaluation (including cultures and vaginoscopy) is necessary. Therefore, the attending physician should always consider less frequent diagnoses in order to perform the necessary studies in a sequential and rational manner. We present the case of a preschool girl with vaginal bleeding due to pinworm endometritis, which, to our knowledge, has never been reported before as a cause of genital bleeding in prepubertal girls.