Vaginal Burn from Alkaline Battery in an 8-Year-Old

Disk Battery as a Vaginal Foreign Body in a Five-Year-Old Preadolescent Child

“…Bundled pieces of toilet paper are the most frequent FB objects [3]. To the best of our knowledge, only six cases of batteries as vaginal FBs have been recorded in the English-language PubMed-indexed literature (Table 1) [2][3][4][5][6][7]. Our presented case is the seventh and it enriches the existing scarce literature.…”

“…The short-and long-term residence of lithium/alkaline batteries in the vagina causes battery-induced injuries of the vagina [4]. Such injuries include vaginal ulcerations, burns, fistulas, adhesions, and stenosis [2][3][4][5][6][7]. Literature review of Table 1 showed that battery-induced physical damages included only burn, ulceration, and stenosis.…”

“…Vaginoscopy under general anesthesia is a useful diagnostic and therapeutic tool in adolescent children with suspected vaginal FBs [8]. Systemic antibiotics are often recommended and administered [3][4][5][6][7].…”

“…Nonetheless, clumped toilet paper is the most frequently encountered item in about 80% of all vaginal FB incidents [3]. The self-introduction of batteries into the vagina is exceedingly infrequent, with only six cases of batteries as vaginal FBs have been recorded in the PubMed-indexed literature [2][3][4][5][6][7]. Herein, we present the case of a five-year-old female child who had a disk battery lodged into the vagina.…”

A Rare Cause of Vaginal Discharge in a Pre-Pubertal Girl

“…[4]. A prudent clinical history along with imaging and ultrasonography are important diagnostic tools.…”