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- Title
Vaginal Injury Due To Inflicted Self-Medication: A Rising Concern.
- Authors
H. H., Hashim; H., Md. Zin; S., Draman
- Abstract
Improper self-treatment of vaginal discharge may result in various complications to the patient. We reported a case of a 24-year-old single and nulliparous lady with an oak gall stick lodged in her vagina during an attempt to treat her own vaginal discharge. During an examination under anaesthesia (EUA), her hymen was noted to be torn and a foreign body was identified and removed out from her vagina. Her upper vaginal swab cultures were negative for any pathogen. We concluded that this was a case of intravaginal foreign body complicated with vaginal injury secondary to self-medication for vaginal discharge by using a herbal stick. Hence, the public should be educated to seek proper medical treatment rather than performing self-treatment.
- Subjects
SELF medication; VAGINAL discharge; FOREIGN bodies; THERAPEUTICS; WOUNDS &; injuries
- Publication
IIUM Medical Journal Malaysia, 2022, Vol 21, Issue 4, p150
- ISSN
1823-4631
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.31436/imjm.v21i4