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Clitoridal inclusion cyst as a complication of female genital mutilation in a 7-year-old Nigerian girl

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Clitoridal inclusion cyst is a common complication of childhood female genital mutilation (FGM) wrong referred to as female circumcision which is still a predominant practice in Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. Inclusion cyst of the clitoris can present as infants; during childhood or later in life as a complication of FGM. We present a case of a 7-year-old girl with Clitoridal inclusion cyst. She had FGM during infancy in a nursing home in Nigeria. She had enucleation of the cyst with re-fashioning of the external genitalia.

Source: Magna Scientia Advanced Research and Reviews

DOI: 10.30574/msarr.2024.11.2.0131

Authors: Chidinma Magnus NWOGU, Ayodeji Kayode ADEFEMI, Aloy Okechukwu UGWU

Institutions: Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Lagos University Teaching Hospital

Language: English

Topic: Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Issues

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W4401461833