[Treatment of vulvovaginitis in children and adolescents with metronidazole].

Vulvovaginitis is the most observed genital disease in children and adolescents and dependent from different etiologic factors. Bacteriogenic non specific infections were the most frequent cause in 275 girls. Bacteria were evident in 77.5 per cent, monilia, in 12.7 per cent and trichomonas vaginalis in 3.3 per cent. 143 cases were treated with metronidazole. All patients with trichomoniasis vaginitis became free of trichomonads. The cure rate of the anaerobic infections was 73.1 per cent. No side effects were observed.