Abstract
Single Best Answer Question
You are seeing a 12-year-old girl of West African origins with symptoms suggestive of an upper respiratory tract infection. During the consultation she mentions that she is very happy because she will be going back to her country of origin over the summer holidays. She is very excited, her mum bought her a new dress and she cannot wait to wear it in her upcoming party. She said that her mum told her they have arranged a very big party for her to celebrate her growing up and becoming a beautiful woman. You suspect that the family might be taking her to her home country for female genital mutilation (FGM) as one of your colleagues on a previous examination has noted her older sister has had FGM.
Female genital mutilation is an acceptable cultural issue and no further action needed Report the family urgently to the police Urgent referral to children’s social services Urgent referral to the on-call paediatric team Urgent referral the local emergency department
Answer DOI: