VAGINAL ITCHING OR IRRITATION

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Symptom Definition

• Genital area pain, burning or itching.
• No pain or burning with urination, no vaginal discharge.

Cause

• Main cause in young girls: a soap irritation of the vulva or outer vagina (soap vulvitis) from bubble bath, shampoo or other soap.

See More Appropriate Topic(instead of this one) If

• Pain or burning with urination, see URINATION, PAIN WITH.
• Itching of the anus is main symptom, see PINWORMS.

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Pediatric SelfCareNavigator. Copyright © 2000-2004 Barton Schmitt, M.D. FAAP

Reviewed 8/2004

Revised 7/2002

See Other Topics:

• Pinworms
• Urination, Pain With

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