Gonococcal vaginitis occurs in :: (A) Adults, (B) Children, (C) Infants, (D) Adolescents
Answer is B. Premenarchal girls are vulnerable to vaginal infection due to : Very low circulatory estrogen leading to Lack of stratification of vaginal epithelium Lack of glycogen and doderlein's bacillus Alkaline vaginal PH Ref: D.C.DUTTA'S TEXTBOOKOF GYNECOLOGY; 6th edition; Pg no:544