Abstract

LUGONES BOTELL, Miguel  and  CALZADA OCCEGUERA, María de los A.. La atención ginecológica en niñas de 0 a 10 años. Rev Cubana Med Gen Integr [online]. 2002, vol.18, n.3, pp.191-194. ISSN 0864-2125.

A retrospective study of 150 patients aged 0-10 years, seen at the infant-juvenile gynecological service in Playa municipality from September 1996 to November, 2001, was made. The following variables were analyzed: main reasons for going to doctor´s in related to age, main causes of leukorrea or vulvovaginits, causes of disorders in puberty and causes of pelvic pain. It was concluded that the main reasons for going to the doctor´s were leukorrea, vulvovaginits, puberty disorders and pelvic pain. Bacterial vaginosis was the main cause of leukorrea, early telarchia was the main cause of puberty disorders whereas pelvic pain was due to giardiasis in most of the girls.

Keywords : PEDIATRICS; GYNECOLOGY; VULVOVAGINITIS; LEUKORRHEA; PUBERTY; GIARDIASIS.