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Case 11
36 year old G4P4 (4004) complains of vulvar pruritus of one week duration. This is accompanied by foul yellowish
discharge. LMP: 2 weeks ago. External Genitalia: vulva edematous, erythematous with excoriations. Speculum
exam: (+) yellowish frothy discharge; Cervix erythematous with multiple pinpoint hemorrhages on the surface, IE:
Cervix long firm, closed. Uterus - normal sized, anteverted, movable; Adnexa no mass, no tenderness
Lower Genital Tract:
Vulva
External Genital organs of female
Labia majora, Labia minora, Urethral orifice, vaginal
introitus, perineum & anus
VULVAR INFECTIONS
Presentation:
Pruritis, Swelling, Erythema, Abscess
Lined by Stratified Squamous Epithelium that will
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mean all of the Dermatologic lesions: 1 & 2 may
be presenting manifestations.
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1 Skin Lesions: Macule, Patch, Papule, Plaque
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2 Skin Lesions: Scale, Crust, Erosion, Fissure
It will be the knowledge of the particular disease that
will make enable you to make a diagnosis.
HERPES GENITALIS
3.
BARTHOLINS ABCESS
HERPES GENITALIS
2.
CONDYLOMA
CONDYLOMA ACUMINATA
4.
ULCERATIVE LESIONS
Difficult to diagnose looking similar to one another
Syphillis
Etiology: Treponema pallidum
Can differentiate depending on the stage:
Stage 1: Chancre (differentiate with chancroid)
Stage 2: Condyloma lata or latum
Stage 3: Gumma formation
Usually in Stage 2 is where youll able to dx it under
dark field illumination or culture of the spirochetes
Tx: Penicillin (Big dose)
Chancroid
Etiology: Haemophilus ducreyi
Both may look similar by inspection of the vulva, to be
sure, do diagnostic procedures.
Read on different ulcerations affecting the vulva:
Granuloma inguinale
Lymphogranuloma venereum
VAGINAL INFECTIONS
Vaginal infections will usually manifest as a form of an
abnormal vaginal discharge
Differentiate the color, odor & consistency - these
will be able to tell you what is the possible
pathogen
TRICHOMONAS VAGINITIS:
NOTE:
Read fungal & mycotic vaginatis, bacterial vaginosis,
atrophic vaginitis