vulvar/vaginal disease Flashcards
musty, fishy odor with incr thin gray-white to yellow discharge; mild vulvar irritation, pH >4.5
BV
incr in WBC, loss of normal lactobacilli, clue cells “ ground glass”
BV
gold standard for BV
gram stain
clinical dx of BV made with 3/4 of what criteria
- abnormal gray discharge
- pH >4.5
- whiff test
- clue cells
BV tx (2)
- oral or topical metronidazole
2. topical clindamycin
itching, burning, external dysuria, dyspareunia, thick odorless cottage cheese, pH 4-5
candida
dx of candida
visualization of blastospores or pseudohyphae on saline or KOH microscopy
tx of candida
vaginal application of imidazole, miconazole, clotrimazole, terconazole
what sort of azole to use in pregnancy for tx of candida infxn
oral fluconazole
if recurrence of candida within 1 month of tx
oral fluconazole x 6 mon
tx of T glabrata
intravaginal boric acid capsules or gentian violet
where does trich live?
vagina, skene ducts, urethra
transmission of trich
sexual, pools, hot tubes
trich pH
> 4.5
appearance of vulva with trich
edema or erythema
strawberry cervix
trich
dx of trich
- microscopic exam
2. nucleic acid probe test
trich tx
oral metronidazole or tinidazole
tx of trich in pregnancy
oral metronidazole or tinidazole
atrophy of vaginal epithelium due to decr estrogen levels
atrophic vaginitis
expected pH in atrophic vaginitis
> 4.7
decr vaginal discharge, dryness, ithcing, burning, dyspareunia, urinary urgency, recurrent UTI
atrophic vaginitis
tx of atrophic vaginitis (2)
- local water-based moisterizers
2. topical or oral estrogen tx