9.1 Paeds Adolescent Gyne Flashcards
is labial agglutination common?
Yes 3% of prepubertal girls
DDx of labial agglutination if no midline Raphe ?
- Imperforate hymen
- Disorder of sexual differentiation
Labial agglutination Rx?
Reassurance
Labial agglutination, manual separation?
Not recommended, 40% recurrence
Labial agglutination treatment?
Oestrogen cream plus moituriser
Vulvovaginal itch/soreness
What questions important?
How long Discharge Colour Odour Bleeding?
Vulvovaginal itch/soreness PMhistory ?
URTI
Eczema, dermatitis, atopy
Vulvovaginal itch/soreness irritants?
Soaps Bubble baths Irritants Underwear Leotards, tights Hygiene
DDx of vulvovaginitis?
Bacterial Threadworms Dermatoses Chrohn’s Ectopic ureter Sexual abuse
Vulvovaginal itch/soreness foreign body usually?
Toilet paper
Vulvovaginal itch/soreness, swab when?
Only if discharge present
Vulvovaginal itch/soreness examination, how to approach?
External genitalia
Swab if discharge
Check elbows, scalp
Vaginoscopy if bleeding occurred
Vulvovaginal itch/soreness most common reason?
Non specific inflammation
Management of Vulvovaginitis?
Perineal hygiene Cotton underpants Barrier creams Reassurance Vinegar baths dilute Abx after swab
Lichen sclerosis
Whitening of skin, ecchymoses and petechaie haemorrhage,
doesn’t involve vagina
Why important to carefully dx Lichen sclerosis?
Lifetime steroids
Risk of vulvocarcinoma
When girls get Lichen sclerosis?
Age 5-7
Lichen sclerosis what kind of condition?
Autoimmune
Lichen sclerosis after menarche?
75% improvement usually
Lichen sclerosis Rx??
0.05% betamethasone for 6-12/52 until resolution then low potency for 3/12