Author/Authors :
Bayramoğlu, Gülçin Department of Medical Microbiology - Faculty of Medicine - Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey , Aydın, Faruk Department of Medical Microbiology - Medical Faculty - Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey , Karagüzel, Gülay Department of Pediatrics - Faculty of Medicine - Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey , Ökten, Ayşenur Department of Pediatrics - Faculty of Medicine - Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey , İmamoğlu, Mustafa Department of Pediatric Surgery - Faculty of Medicine - Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey
Abstract :
Vulvovaginitis caused by Shigella species (Shigella spp.) has rarely been reported. This paper describes two cases of prepubertal vulvovaginitis, pre- senting with a bloody and purulent vaginal discharge, separately caused by ampicillin-resistant Shigella flexneri and trimethoprim-sulfomethoxazole- resistant Shigella sonnei. Our conclusions are that Shigella spp. is the potential cause of vulvovaginitis in prepubertal girls in developing countries where these pathogens are endemic, and identification of the bacteria and making antibiotic susceptibility testing in these cases should not be overlooked.
Keywords :
Shigella flexneri , Shigella sonnei , vulvovaginitis , prepubertal girls
