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Case Reports
. 1979 Oct;71(10):1005-6.

Shigella vulvovaginitis in childhood: a case report

S Rajkumar, G Narayanaswamy, T A Laude
Case Reports

Shigella vulvovaginitis in childhood: a case report

S Rajkumar et al. J Natl Med Assoc. 1979 Oct.

Abstract

Vulvovaginitis due to Shigella sonnei is reported in a four-year-old child.Shigella sonnei as a rare primary pathogen causing vulvovaginitis, the prolonged nature of the clinical course, and the therapeutic implications of increasing resistance to ampicillin by the organism are discussed.

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