infections (non pregnancy) Flashcards
indications for hospitalization for PID
- Pregnancy
- failed outpatient treatment
- inability to tolerate oral medications
- non compliant
- severe presentation (high fever, vomiting
- complications (eg. tubo-ovarian abscess, perihepatitis)
outpatient regimen fof PID
- IM ceftriaxone + oral doxycycline
inpatients regimen for PID
IV cefoxitin or cefotetan plus oral doxycycline or parental IV clincamycin plus gentamicin
Septic pelvic trombophlebitis - RF
- cesarean
- pelvic surgery
- endometritis
- PID
- pregnancy
- Malignancy
Septic pelvic trombophlebitis - pathophys
hypercoagulability
pelvic venous dilation
vascular trauma
infection
Septic pelvic trombophlebitis - presentation
- fever unresponsive to antibiotics
- no localised signs/symptoms
- negative infectious evaluation
- diagnosis of exclusion
Septic pelvic trombophlebitis - treatment
anticoagulation
broad spectrum antibiotics
Gonococcal pharyngitis
fever, and lower abdominal pain (associated with PID)
–> non tender cervical lymphadenopathy
infectious genital ulcer - ddx
painful: HSV, H. ducreyi (chancroid)
painless: syphylis, Chlamydia trachomatis L1-L3)
how to confirm genital HSV
PCR
2nd line: culture or Tzank smear
genital hsv vs H. ducrey on presentation
HSV –> small vesicles or ulcers on erythematous base, Mild lymphadenopathy
ducrey –> larger, deep ulcers with gray/yellow exudare, well demarcated, SEVERE lymphadenopathy that may suppurate
HPV infection - vaccination?
yes –> do the vaccine
non pregant women with syphilis and allergy to penicillin
doxicycline
staph toxic shock syndrome - risks
tampon use
nasal packing
surgical/postpartum wound infection
staph toxic shock syndrome - mechanism
S. aureus –> exotoxin (superantigen)