"SAFETY PIN IN VAGINA OF CHILD"

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To the Editor: —InThe Journal, April 15, appears an interesting account of a safety pin in the vagina of a 4 year old child whose hymen was imperforate. The author, Dr. Nixon, supplements his communication with a list of similar cases culled from the literature. May I add another? In the case of a child, aged 2½ years, seen by me about ten years ago, a mucopurulent vaginal discharge had persisted for six months in spite of treatment with antiseptic and astringent douches and instillations by a well known pediatrician, who had regarded the condition as a benign vulvovaginitis, as the smears were negative. Under this therapeutic regimen the condition would ameliorate and increase, and during one of these remissions the child was brought to Atlantic City. After arrival here a sharp exacerbation occurred. When I saw the patient, examination disclosed the hymen imperforate except for a small opening