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CASE REPORT
Year : 2018  |  Volume : 5  |  Issue : 2  |  Page : 59-60

Self-inflicted genital incision: a rare case report


1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Health Sciences, Kaduna State University, Zaria, Nigeria
2 Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Nigeria

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Matthew C Taingson
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Medicine, Kaduna State University
Nigeria
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DOI: 10.4103/ssajm.ssajm_27_17

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Yankan gishiri, a genital cut, on the vagina for various illnesses is a harmful cultural practice. It is usually performed by traditional barbers. We report a case of Mrs. AA, a 20-year-old para 3 who presented with a history of a long-standing vaginal swelling which became painful after the patient made an incision on it. She was treated with antibiotics and analgesics, and subsequently had an anterior colporrhaphy.


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