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Post-female-circumcision clitoral epidermal inclusion cyst: a case report and a review of literature


Osama M. Sarhan
Mustafa S. Al-Ghanbar
Ziad M. Nakshabandi

Abstract

Cysts involving the female external genitalia are rare. These cysts are either congenital or acquired. Iatrogenic epidermoid cysts have been reported after female genital mutilation, which is common in some parts of Africa and the Middle East. We report a case of acquired epidermoid inclusion cyst of the clitoris following female circumcision in a 5-year-old girl. The cyst was surgically excised and histopathologic evaluation revealed an epidermal-type inclusion cyst. 

Keywords: complication, epidermal inclusion cyst, female circumcision


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