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.

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Magna Scientia Advanced Research and Reviews
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2024-08-09
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https://doi.org/10.30574/msarr.2024.11.2.0131
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Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Issues
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Clitoridal inclusion cyst as a complication of female genital mutilation in a 7-year-old Nigerian girl

Aloy Okechukwu Ugwu, Ayodeji Kayode Adefemi, Chidinma Magnus Nwogu
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Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Issues
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Clitoridal inclusion cyst as a complication of female genital mutilation in a 7-year-old Nigerian girl

Aloy Okechukwu Ugwu, Ayodeji Kayode Adefemi, Chidinma Magnus Nwogu
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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.

Magna Scientia Advanced Research and ReviewsVol. 11(2)
Gender equality
Openalex Percentile: Top 80%
Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Issues
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