Prepubertal vaginal bleeding is an uncommon occurrence in childhood. It can be a source of great concern for both pediatricians and family members.This study characterizes the etiology, clinical features and outcomes of prepubescent vaginal bleeding and summarizes our experience.The data of prepubertal patients who were hospitalized with vaginal discharge or bleeding treated in a provincial Grade III Level A Maternity and Children's Hospital from January 2012 to December 2018 were retrospectively reviewed. Patient age, bleeding duration, etiology, treatment and prognosis were recorded. Physical examinations and color Doppler ultrasonography were also performed.There were 158 patients aged from 1 month to 10 years (mean age 5.2 years). Bleeding duration ranged from 1 to 98 days, with an average of 13.3 days. Sixty patients were diagnosed with vaginal foreign bodies, 34 with vulvovaginitis, 34 with vulvar trauma, 13 with ovarian granulosa cell tumors, 8 with urethral mucosa prolapse, 5 with vaginal yolk sac tumors and 1 each with pituitary tumor, hypothyroidism, McCune-Albright syndrome and short-term intake of a large number of strawberries. All the children were treated according to their different disease etiologies.Prepubertal vaginal bleeding is caused by a variety of different conditions. In our study, the most common causes were vaginal foreign bodies, vulvovaginitis, trauma, vaginal malignant tumors and urethral mucosa prolapse. Careful medical histories and targeted examinations are needed. Vaginoscopy could be considered. Considering the different causes, different treatments should be administered to achieve a good prognosis.
Maraqlarınızı təşkil edin və xəbər araşdırmaları, klinik sınaqlar və patentlər barədə məlumatlı olun
Bir simptom və ya bir xəstəlik yazın və kömək edə biləcək otlar haqqında oxuyun, bir ot yazın və istifadə olunan xəstəliklərə və simptomlara baxın. * Bütün məlumatlar dərc olunmuş elmi araşdırmalara əsaslanır