SPONTANEOUS OPENING OF IMPERFORATE HYMEN IN AN ASYMPTOMATIC FIVE YEAR OLD NIGERIAN GIRL

Abstract

Aim: To present a rare case of spontaneous rupture of asymptomatic imperforate hymen.
Case report: Spontaneous rupture of the hymen has been reported in neonates and adolescent girls 
with symptomatic imperforate hymen (when neonates present with hydrocolpos, hydrometrocolpos, or 
mucocolpos; and adolescent girls present with haematocolpos, and hematometra), but to the best 
knowledge of the researcher, no case of spontaneous rupture of imperforate hymen has been reported 
in asymptomatic preadolescent girls. We present a 5 year old girl who had spontaneous rupture of 
asymptomatic imperforate hymen.
Conclusion: The occurrence of spontaneous rupture of hymen should be considered not only in 
neonates and adolescents with symptomatic imperforate hymen, but also in asymptomatic young girls.