Title: Prepubertal Urethral Prolapse<br/>Author: Jenny Guyther<br/><a href='http://umem.org/profiles/faculty/314/'>[Click to email author]</a><hr/><p>
- Urethral prolapse will appear as a protrusion of the distal urethra through the urinary meatus causing a “doughnut” sign.</p>
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- Risk factors include trauma, UTI, anatomical differences, and increased intraabdoiminal pressure from cough or constipation. There is a higher incidence in people of African descent.</p>
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- The chief complaint may include urethral mass and vaginal bleeding.</p>
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- There is a bimodal age distribution (prepuberty and postmetapause) due to a relative estrogen deficiency.</p>
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-Treatment is with estrogen cream and sitz baths for 4- 6 weeks.</p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">McCaskill A, Inabinet C, Tomlin K et al. Prepubertal Genital Bleeding: Examination and Differential Diagnosis in Pediatric Female Patients. </span><i style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">The Journal of Emergency Medicine</i><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;"> 2018; 55(4): 97-100.</span></p>
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