Premenarchal vaginal discharge: Findings of procedures to rule out foreign bodies

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 227-230

  Smith, Yolanda R ^a   Berman, Deborah R ^a   Quint, Elisabeth H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Vaginal discharge; Vaginal lavage; Vaginal, foreign body; Vaginoscopy; Vulvovaginitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANESTHESIA; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BIOPSY; CHILD; CHYLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATITIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALINGERING; MENARCHE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VULVOVAGINITIS;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODIES; HUMANS; HYSTEROSCOPY; INFANT; IRRIGATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VAGINA; VAGINAL DISCHARGE;

EID: 0036436664     PISSN: 10833188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1083-3188(02)00160-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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