Clitoridal inclusion cyst as a complication of female genital mutilation in a 7-year-old Nigerian girl
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.
Authors
- Aloy Okechukwu Ugwu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2405-9720)
- Ayodeji Kayode Adefemi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4595-0697)
- Chidinma Magnus Nwogu
Publication Details
- Journal
- Magna Scientia Advanced Research and Reviews
- Published
- 2024-08-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.30574/msarr.2024.11.2.0131
- Primary Topic
- Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00