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STIs/Genital syndromes Flashcards

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What is the definition of a commensal microorganism?

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A microorganism that derives food or other benefits from another microorganism without hurting or helping it

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What is a pathogen?

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A micro-organism that can cause disease

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What is a sexually transmissable organism?

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A virus, bacteria, protozoan, insect or arthropod which can be spread by sexual contact

  • Commensal
  • Pathogen
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What is a sexually transmitted infection (STI)?

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An infection by a pathogen which is sexually transmissible and which is unlikely to be transmitted by non-sexual means

eg Neisseria gonorrhoeae
HPV type 6

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What is a sexually transmitted disease (STD)?

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A disorder of structure or function caused by a sexually transmitted pathogen

  • Pelvic inflammatory disease
  • Genital warts
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List some sexually transmitted bacteria

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Syphilis (Treponema pallidum pallidum)
Gonorrhoea (Neisseria gonorhoeae
Chlamydia trachomatis
Klebsiella granulomatis
Mycoplasma genitalium
Chancroid (Haemophilus decreyi)
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List some sexually transmitted viruses?

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HSV
HIV
HPV
Molluscum conatagiosum virus

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List some sexually transmitted parasites?

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Pthirus pubis
Sarcoptes scabei
Trichomonas vaginalis

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List some characterstics of STIs

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  • Transmissable
  • Mostly asymptomatic
  • All manageable, not always curable
  • Avoidable
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What are the implications around STIs?

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  • Partner notification
  • Prevention from population
  • Treatment and prevention of complications
  • Primary prevention - education
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Which STIs require only genital contact for transmission?

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  • Pubic lice
  • Scabies
  • Warts (HPV 6+11)
  • Herpes (HSV 1 + 2)
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Which STIs require group sex for transmission?

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Hepatitis C

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What are some systemic symptoms from STIs?

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  • Fever
  • Rash
  • Lymphadenopathy
  • Malaise
  • Infertility
  • Cancer
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Why are STIs important?

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  • Cause morbidity and can kill
  • Unpleasant symptoms + psychological
  • Drain on resources
  • Common
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What are possible reasons for number of STI diagnosis changing over time?

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  • Change in number of cases (Different practices etc)

- Change in diagnosis, but no change in cases (More access, better testing)

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What are the components of management of someone with an STI?

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  • Good history
  • Partner notification
  • HIV testing
  • Health promotion
17
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List some components of risk assessment for a man for sexual health?

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  • Sexual contact with a man?
  • Have you ever injected drugs?
  • Sexual contact with IVDU?
  • Sexual contact with someone from outside the UK?
  • Medical treatment outside the UK?
  • Involvement with the sex industry?
18
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What are some presenting complaints of genital symptoms?

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  • Discharge from an orifice
  • Pain
  • Rashes
  • Lumps and swellings
  • Cuts, sores, ulcers
  • Itching
  • Change in appearance
  • Vague sense of things not being right
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What are potential causes of genital symptoms?

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STD
Other microbial problem
Non-microbial health issues

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List some microbial genital conditions not considered STDs.

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  • Vulvovaginal candidosis
  • Bacterial vaginosis
  • Balanoposthitis - anerobic/candidal
  • Tinea cruris
  • Erythasma
  • Infected sebaecous glands
  • Impetigo
  • Cellulitis
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What symptoms may present as perception of abnormality, with no clinical findings.

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  • Vaginal discharge
  • Urethral discahrge
  • Dysuria
  • Genital/pelvic discomfort
  • Rashes
  • Skin lumps
  • Penis size, scrotal lumps, labial shape (If persistant - consider body dysmorphia)

Consider psychosocial problems in these cases

22
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What clinical genital findings are just physiological?

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Fox-fordyce spots
Vulval papillomatosis
Pearly Penile Papules
Tyson’s glands

23
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What are some pain syndromes related to the genitals?

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Vestibulodynia (Provoked introital tenderness)
Vulvodynia (Persistant burning/itching)
Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome

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What are some causes of genital symptoms that are non-microbial?

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  • Pain syndromes
  • Dermatoses
  • Congenital
  • Traumatic
  • Neoplastic
  • Manifestations of systemic disease

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