STD pg2 to Mental health pg3 Flashcards
Chancre DDx
Clamydia -Painful (Soft) “weepy”
Chancroid - Painful (Soft) “Bloody”
Syphilis - Painless (Hard)
Chlamydia DDx
Chlamydia
Lymphogranuloma Venereum
PID
Reiter’s disease (feet)
Asymptomatic Female DDx
Chlamydia
Gonorrhea (knee)
Human Papilloma virus (HPV)
Asymptomatic Male DDx
Trichomonas
Canidia albicans
Discharge DDx Gonorrhea - Trichomonas - Chronic vaginitis - Candidiasis - Herpes - Chlamydia -
Gonorrhea - Copius & clear Trichomonas - Frothy, foul & itchy Chronic vaginitis - Foul & itchy Candidiasis - Curdy & itchy Herpes - Watery Chlamydia - Yellow
Chlamydia
MC SDT in US. Yellow, odorless copiusdischarge leads to nongonococcal and nonspecific genitourinary infection (NGU), painful soft lesions, Reiter’s (feet). Asymptomatic in females
Gonnorrhea
Neisseria gonorrhea, tonsillitis, pharyntgitis -> arthritis(knee), gram negative Coipious clear discharge from the urethra (Skene’s& Bartholin’s glands) Male (urethritis &epididimitis) Female (vaginitis, salpinitis, arthritis)
Herpes
painful vessicles, latency, tissue culture, red lesions with yellow oozing center, watery discharge, contagious. Type 1 & 2 recurrent, prodome of itching. Treatment: Valtrex, L-lysine, acyclovir
Trichomonas
Trichomonas Vaginalis (Protozoa) Females - greenish yellow, severly itchy, foul discharge. Males - Asymptomatic
Chancroid
Haemophilus Ducrey (aka soft chancre). Lesions rapidly ulcerate and beed. large, painful ulcers, pus ->buboes (bloody)
Candidiasis
Candida Albicans, thrush, yeast, fungus, moniliasis. Gram Positive, red, itchy & irritable. Female - White cheese material covers vaginal walls. Males - usually asymptomatic , Treatment: Acedophilus and Lactobacillus
Syphilis
Treponema Pallidum (Spirochete)There are3 stages, can be congenitaly contracted
Syphilis stage 1
Primary (4-8 wks) Painless lesion, hard, indurated, singular
Syphilis stage 2
Secondary (appears at 12 weeks) Rash (80%), persists for months. Lymphadenopathy (50%). Condylomata lata (warts). Alopecia (hair loss)
Syphilis stage 3
Tertiary (about 1/3 develop if untreated). Gumma (skin, viscera granulomatous lesion). General Paresis (Dementia), Argyll Robertson pupil. Tabes dorsalis, Romberg’s test, Charcot’s joints. FTA -ABS, VDRL, RPR, Wassermann, Darkfield Microscopy
Congenital Syphilis
Hutchinson’s triad: saddle nose, interstitial keratosis, peg teeth
Lymphogranuloma Venereum
(caused by Chlamydia) Enlarged regional inguinal lymph nodes that may lead to elephantitis and rectal abscesses