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Shigella vulvovaginitis in a three-year-old child: a case report

Cheong YM 1 , Jegathesan M 2 , Lim YS 3

Affiliations 

  • 1 Y. M. Cheong MBBS, MSc. Division of Bacteriology Institute for Medical Research, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  • 2 M. ]egathesan MBBS, MRCP. Division of Bacteriology, Institute for Medical Research, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  • 3 Y. S. Lim, MSc. Division of Bacteriology, Institute for Medical Research, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Med J Malaysia, 1984 Mar;39(1):92-4.
PMID: 6392838

Abstract

This is a report of a case of vulvovaginitis due to Shigella flexneri in a three-year-old child. This is probably the first documented case of shigella vulvovaginitis In Malaysia. The patient was successfully treated with cotrimoxazole. Extraintestinal infections by Shigella are rare and are briefly reviewed in this article.

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