2018, Number 07
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Ginecol Obstet Mex 2018; 86 (07)
Congenital agensis of clitoris and labia minora in 8-yearold girl
Rodríguez-García R, Rodríguez-Silva R
Language: Spanish
References: 11
Page: 490-494
PDF size: 270.32 Kb.
ABSTRACT
Background: Congenital agenesis of clitoris and labia minora is a rare malformation,
and clinical cases reported in the medical literature are scares.
Clinical case: Female from 8 years of age, with suspicion of urinary tract infection
by leucocyturia, before the failure of treatment with antibiotic and persistence of the
leukocyturia, the external genital review, finding redness of labia majora and the vaginal
vestibule and leukorrhea, but there no clitoris or labia minora.
Conclusions: This clinical case of congenital and labia minora, joins the few
scientific reports of malformation. Embryological review of how this anomaly is carried
out is done.
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