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. 2024 Feb 13;5(1):e13126.
doi: 10.1002/emp2.13126. eCollection 2024 Feb.

Woman with perineal pain

Joelle Borhart  1   2 , Logan Page  1
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Woman with perineal pain

Joelle Borhart et al. J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open. .
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FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
Clitoral hood with swelling, erythema, and superficial abrasion (blue arrow). Swelling of left labia minora (yellow arrow).
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