GN 4 VLVR DS Flashcards
Causes of acute vulvar pruritus and irritation EXCEPT
a. allergic contact dermatitis
b. irritant contact dermatitis
c. candidiasis
d. psoriasis
D (chronic)
Causes of chronic vulvar pruritus and irritation except
a. allergic contact dermatitis
b. irritant contact dermatitis
c. candidiasis
d. HPV
e. trichomoniasis
E (acute
Acute causes of vulvar pruritus (infectious)
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MaCaTi ShaDo Molluscum contagiosum Candidiasis Trichomoniasis Scabies Human papilloma virus
Neoplastic differential diagnoses of vulvar pruritus (2)
Paget disease
Vulvar cancer
Where are the Bartholin gland drainage located?
ducts 2 cm long located at the entrance of the vagina at 5 and 7 o’clock, in the groove between hymen and labia minora
Location of mesonephric cysts
more anterior and cephalad in the vagina
location of epithelial inclusion cyst
more superficial
True about Bartholin duct cysts
a. most are asymptomatic
b. may vary from 1 to 8 cm in diameter
c. most are unilocular
d. treatment of choice is marsupilization in all patients
A-C
D. marsupialization is for women younger than 40, women older than 40 with persistent deep infection, multiple recurrences, recurrent enlargement of gland, excision of a bartholin duct and gland is indicated.
T/F it is best to use regional block or geeral anesthesia for excision of bartholin duct cyst
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most contagious of all STIs
pediculosis pubis
etiologic agent of pediculosis pubis
crab louse a.k.a pubic louse,
Phthirus pubis
predominant clinical symptom of louse infestation of pediculosis pubis
constant pubic pruritus
what causes constant pubic pruritus in pediculosis pubis
allergic sensitization
Etiologic agent of scabies
Sarcoptes scabiei
Infection is widespread all over the body
a. scabies
b. pediculosis pubis
c. both
d. neither
A
what is the predominant clinical symptom of scabies
severe but intermittent itching (unlike pediculosis scabies: constant pubic pruritus)
pathognomonic sign of scabies
burrow in the skin
Treatment of pediculosis pubis per CDC guidelines
permethrin, 1% cream rinse, pyrethrins, with
piperonyl butoxide applied to affected areas and washed off after 10 minutes
* do not apply on eyelids
Treatment of scabies per CDC guidelines
Permethrin 5% cream applied to all areas of the body (8 to 14 hours)
Oral treatment for scabies
ivermectin, 200 microgram/kg orally, repeated in 2 weeks if necessary
To avoid reinfection of pediculosis pubis or scabies, treatment should be prescribed for sexual contacts within the previous _____, Include close household contacts
6 weeks
chronic localized infection consisting of flesh-colored, dome-shaped papules with an umbilicated center
molluscum contagiosum
Incubation period of molluscum contagiosum
2-7 weeks
genital ulcers (6)
Love DCHS L ymphogranuloma Venereum D onovanosis C hancroid H erpes S yphilis