Background Uterovaginal prolapse occurs when damaged connective tissues allow the uterus to drop into the vagina. Rare in children, uterovaginal prolapse can occur as a result of violent sexual assault. This case is being reported because there has been no previous report of acquired pelvic organ prolapse following trauma suspected to be sexual abuse in a child in our setting. Case presentation Two-year-old female presented to our hospital with a 3-day history of abnormal protrusion from the vagina and a 2-day history of bleeding per vagina. Traumatic rupture of the hymen was observed. The urethra was not edematous or hyperemic. The reduction was done successfully under sedation and maintained using a crepe bandage. There was no recurrence after 3-month follow-up. Conclusions Uterovaginal prolapse presenting among children below 5 years is rare. If bleeding per vagina is reported in a child, the clinician should be aware of the possibility of uterovaginal prolapse.
Helen, O. K., Iru, N. M., Akpofure, E. P., & Akhator, A. (2021). Uterovaginal prolapse following suspected sexual abuse to a child: a case report. Annals of Pediatric Surgery, 17(1), -. doi: 10.1186/s43159-021-00105-8
MLA
Odion-Obomhense Kesiena Helen; Ntaji Maureen Iru; Ekpebe Patrick Akpofure; Afeyodion Akhator. "Uterovaginal prolapse following suspected sexual abuse to a child: a case report". Annals of Pediatric Surgery, 17, 1, 2021, -. doi: 10.1186/s43159-021-00105-8
HARVARD
Helen, O. K., Iru, N. M., Akpofure, E. P., Akhator, A. (2021). 'Uterovaginal prolapse following suspected sexual abuse to a child: a case report', Annals of Pediatric Surgery, 17(1), pp. -. doi: 10.1186/s43159-021-00105-8
VANCOUVER
Helen, O. K., Iru, N. M., Akpofure, E. P., Akhator, A. Uterovaginal prolapse following suspected sexual abuse to a child: a case report. Annals of Pediatric Surgery, 2021; 17(1): -. doi: 10.1186/s43159-021-00105-8
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