Hymenal tags of the newborn
Author
Di Candia, Angela
Silecchia, Valeria
Valerio, Enrico
Furcolo, Giuseppe
Palatron, Silvia
Cutrone, Mario
Grimalt Santacana, Ramon
Publication date
2019ISSN
2413-8223
Abstract
Evaluation of female newborn genitalia should always be carried out at pre-discharge visit in hospital nurseries in order to exclude gross malformations, potentially compatible with genetic and/or endocrine syndromes. Being aware of normal inter-individual anatomical variability of external genitalia in female newborns - as well as ethnic-related peculiarities - is important to avoid unnecessary tests, perform a correct evaluation, and reassure parents. This paper provides a small gallery of the most typical possible presentations of hymenal tags in female newborns, as encountered in our pediatric dermatology practice in the last five years. The aim of the paper is to highlight the benignity of this condition, most often autoresolutive in the first year of life, in order to prevent neonatologists and general practitioners from prescribing unnecessary tests and allow parental reassurance.
Document Type
Article
Document version
Published version
Language
English
Subject (CDU)
61 - Medical sciences
616.5 - Skin. Common integument. Clinical dermatology. Cutaneous complaints
Keywords
Dermatologia pediàtrica
Neonatologia
Himen
Infants -- Salut i higiene
Dermatología pediátrica
Neonatología
Himen
Niños -- Salud e higiene
Pediatric dermatology
Neonatology
Hymen (Gynecology)
Infants -- Health and hygiene
Pages
3
Publisher
ACT Publishing Group Limited
Collection
4; 2
Is part of
Journal of Dermatological Research
Citation
Di Candia, Angela; Silecchia, Valeria; Valerio, Enrico [et al.]. Hymenal tags of the newborn. Journal of Dermatological Research, 2019, 4(2), p. 170-171. Disponible en: <http://www.ghrnet.org/index.php/jdr/article/view/2728>. Fecha de acceso: 20 abr. 2021. DOI: 10.17554/j.issn.2413-8223.2019.04.46-2
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