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A 70-year-old multiparous Somali woman presented with severe vaginal pain, foul discharge, fever, and urinary retention 14\u00a0days after cauterization. Examination revealed stage IV pelvic organ prolapse and circumferential full-thickness vaginal necrosis extending to within 1\u00a0cm of the urethral meatus. Laboratory tests showed leukocytosis (12\u2009400\/mm3), elevated C-reactive protein (46\u00a0mg\/L), and creatinine 1.3\u00a0mg\/dL. Intravenous antibiotics were initiated. Wound culture grew Klebsiella spp. susceptible to gentamicin, and therapy was adjusted. Surgical debridement followed by colpocleisis was performed. Recovery was uneventful. Traditional vaginal cauterization may cause devastating thermal injury requiring radical surgery. Early recognition and multidisciplinary management are essential. 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