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Family Practice Vol. 13, No. 4, 369-372
© Oxford University Press 1996

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Childhood vulvovaginitis and vaginal discharge in general practice

Rupert Jones

The Roborough Surgery 1 Eastcote Close, Plymouth PL6 6PH. UK

OBJECTIVE.: This study aims to examine the aetiology, clinical features and response to treatment of childhood vulvovaginitis in general practice.

METHOD.: A longitudinal survey of consecutive premenarchal patients presenting with vulvovaginitis and/or vaginal discharge in the course of normal consultations with a general practitioner was conducted in a a semi-rural, group general practice with 11 000 patients in Plymouth, UK. Forty-two premenarchal girls with vaginal inflammation or discharge were surveyed, with main outcome measures being clinical evaluation, microbiological assessment of urine and vaginal swabs, and patients' and parents' assessments of resolution and relapse of symptoms.

RESULTS.: Non-specific vulvovaginitis with mixed bacterial flora, associated with poor hygiene and atrophic vaginal mucosa, was the commonest cause; specific bacteria were found in 10 out of 42 cases, including six of Streptococcus pyogenes. No candida was isolated. Treatment with topical oestrogen cream was effective only with mixed infection, oral antibiotics were effective in both mixed and single organisms. No evidence of sexual abuse nor foreign body was found.

CONCLUSIONS.: Childhood vulvovaginitis is not uncommon in general practice, is usually associated with mixed growth of faecal organisms, and is seldom due to serious causes such as sexual abuse or foreign body.

Keywords. Vulvovaginitis, vaginal discharge, children, general practice.


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