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- Title
Caracterización de la vulvovaginitis prepuberal en una comunidad urbana.
- Authors
Barbosa, Gabriel; Olguí, María Rosa
- Abstract
Aims. To describe the isolated pathogens in a population of prepuberal girls with diagnosis of vulvovaginitis who consulted a Pediatric Gynecology Unit in Santiago, Chile. Methods. Retrospective chart review of girls who presented with vulvovaginitis as chief complaint or as second diagnosis, from January 1st, 2004, to August 31st, 2005. Results. Total consultations: 2,235; global incidence of vulvovaginitis: 39%, of those 54% were prepuberal, of those 78% were unspecific vulvovaginitis and 22% specific. Isolated specific microorganisms: Staphylococcus aureus 25%, Enterobius vermicularis 21,9%, Candida albicans 18%, group A Streptococcus 12,5%, Neisseria gonorrhoeae 6,3%, Hemophilus influenzae 6,3%, human papiloma virus, 1,3%, Gardnerella vaginallis, 3,1%, and Streptococcus pneumoniae, 3,1%. Conclusion. Unspecific vulvovaginitis was the single chief diagnosis in prepuberal patients. Specific cases were mainly due to S. aureus, followed by E. vermicularis. C. albicans is a rare cause of vulvovaginitis in otherwise healthy prepuberal girls, and is always associated to risk factors.
- Subjects
VULVOVAGINITIS; DISEASES in girls; PEDIATRIC gynecology; STAPHYLOCOCCUS aureus; CANDIDA albicans
- Publication
Universitas Médica, 2007, Vol 48, Issue 2, p89
- ISSN
0041-9095
- Publication type
Article