Abstract

In order to emphasize the possibility of acquiring childhood candidal vulvovaginitis by sexual abuse, we report two cases of childhood candidal vulvovaginitis due to sexual abuse. The case 1 was a 6-year-old girl and the other case was a 7-year old girl. In these cases, the vulvas and vaginal walls were erythematous, edematous, pruritic and eroded. The diagnoses were confirmed by clinical picture and the 10% KOH preparation of vaginal discharge. The treatment of these patients were done by oral itraconazole for 1 week with successful results. 

Keywords

Childhood candidal vulvovaginitis Sexual abuse

KJMM 1999 June;4(1):60-62(3). Epub 2016 February 24
Copyright © 1999 by Korean Journal of Medical Mycology

Language

Korean/English

Author

Hoon Hur; Dr. Hoon Hur's Skin Clinic, Seoul, Korea
Tchae Sik Nam; Dr. Hoon Hur's Skin Clinic, Seoul, Korea

Corresponding

Hoon Hur, Dr. Hoon Hur's Skin Clinic, Seoul, Korea.

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Acknowledgements

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Hoon Hur

Dr. Hoon Hur's Skin Clinic, Seoul, Korea

Tchae Sik Nam

Dr. Hoon Hur's Skin Clinic, Seoul, Korea

Since epub date 2016 February 24