Marked improvement of vulvovaginitis of unknown origin in a pediatric patient - Case report

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2014

Abstract

Materials and Methods: An eight-year-old girl with persistent severe vulvovaginitis of unknown origin also complained of unexplained weight gain and sudden academic difficulties. She was treated with dextroamphetamine sulfate.Results: She not only showed very quick and excellent relief from her vulvovaginitis but she also lost weight and improved her mentality.Conclusions: Sympathomimetic amine therapy may benefit pediatric vulvovaginitis when an infectious cause cannot be ascertained.Purpose: To present a novel therapy for pediatric vulvovaginitis.

Publication Title

Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volume

41

Issue

6

First Page

723

Last Page

724

Comments

This article was originally published in Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics and Gynecology and is available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.12891/ceog13982014

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