Severe Vaginal Burns in a 5-Year-Old Girl Due to an Alkaline Battery in the Vagina

Disc Battery - An Unusual Vaginal Foreign Body in a Child

“…The physiological low pH of vagina may play a defensive part reducing the severity of burns. [1] Peroperatively our patient had ulcerations at the vaginal walls and an intact rectum. Timely presentation and the protective pH of vagina had possibly saved the child from severe injury.…”

“…In prepubertal girls with vaginal discharge, an incidence of approximately 4-10% vaginal FB has been reported. [1] The commonly inserted vaginal FB by children include small nuts, safety pins, beads, plastic stoppers, crayons, pencils, material from cloths and carpet. However, pieces of toilet paper are the commonest.…”

“…However, pieces of toilet paper are the commonest. [1,2] Vaginal self-insertion of a lithium battery is rarely seen. Herein we report a female child who put in a disc battery into her vagina which was successfully retrieved.…”

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

“…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].…”