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The aetiology of vaginal bleeding in children. A 20‐year review
Author(s) -
HILL N. C. W.,
OPPENHEIMER L. W.,
MORTON K. E.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1989.tb02424.x
Subject(s) - etiology , vaginal bleeding , medicine , sex organ , lesion , precocious puberty , pediatrics , surgery , hormone , pregnancy , genetics , biology
Summary. The cause of vaginal bleeding in girls of 10 years and under is reviewed. Of the 52 patients seen, in 28 (54%) bleeding was caused by a local lesion and 11 (21%) of these had malignant genital tumours. Eleven (21%) children presented with some form of precocious puberty, and in 13 (25%) patients no cause could be found.