Foreign bodies within the vagina have been reported to constitute Foreign bodies within the vagina have been reported to constitute
about 3.6% of all causes of childhood vaginal bleeding .A variety of
vaginal foreign bodies have been retrieved from prepubescent girls
including safety pins, toys, and pieces of papers. Classically, foreign
bodies retained within the vagina produce a combination of vaginal
bleeding, foul vaginal discharge, and irritation.
The present paper describes the case of a 9-year-old girl who had
been subjected to female genital mutilation (FGM) that was followed
by prolonged vaginal bleeding as a consequence of gauze that had
been missed inside her vagina at the procedure and not removed