Clitoridal inclusion cyst as a complication of female genital mutilation in a 7-year-old Nigerian girl
1 Kingswill Advanced Specialist Hospital; Lagos; Nigeria.
2 Lagos State University Teaching Hospital; Ikeja.
3 Lagos University Teaching Hospital; Idi-Araba.
Research Article
Magna Scientia Advanced Research and Reviews; 2024, 11(02), 316–319
Publication history:
Received on 25 June 2024; revised on 04 August 2024; accepted on 06 August 2024
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.
Keywords:
Clitoridal inclusion cyst; Female Genital Mutilation; Circumcision
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