PEDIATRICS Vol. 81 No. 2 February 1988, pp. 332
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Vaginal Discharge of `Beads' and the New Diapers

MARY ELLEN RIMSZA MD1 and JAMES J. CHUN MD1

1 Department of Pediatrics, Maricopa Medical Center, Phoenix

To the Editor.—

We report on a "new morbidity" associated with "supra-absorbent" paper diapers, which we term "beaded" vaginal discharge.

A 4-month-old girl was referred to Maricopa Medical Pediatric Gynecology Clinic because of "discharging clear beads" from her vagina. This discharge had been a daily occurrance. The beads were described by the mother as being approximately 1 mm in diameter, clear, colorless, firm, but compressible.

The child had been in good health since birth. Growth and development were normal.