Abstract
Vaginal discharge is not an uncommon gynaecological problem and is most commonly infective in origin. Foreign bodies in vagina are the most common non-infective cause of vaginal discharge. We report a case of 5-year-old girl with button battery in vagina causing walled off collection along with vaginal discharge. Child needed a laparotomy due to the dense synechiae caused by the battery leak.
Highlights
Vaginal discharge secondary to a foreign body accounts for about 4-5% of all outpatient visits in gynaecological practice.[1]
Bottle caps, button battery, and toys are the foreign bodies reported in literature.[2]
We report an interesting case of button battery in vagina
Summary
Vaginal discharge secondary to a foreign body accounts for about 4-5% of all outpatient visits in gynaecological practice.[1]. Correspondence*: Dr Koushik, Department of Paediatric Surgery CMC. Vaginal discharge secondary to a foreign body accounts for about 4-5% of all outpatient visits in gynaecological practice.[1] Toilet paper, bottle caps, button battery, and toys are the foreign bodies reported in literature.[2]. Prepubertal girls have higher risk of injury from vaginal alkaline battery in view of their pre-existing alkaline pH and low estrogen state. Tissue damage occurs from leakage of potassium and sodium hydroxide which raises the pH close to 11 in addition to electrical discharge and pressure necrosis.[3] We report an interesting case of button battery in vagina.
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