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==Diagnosis== | ==Diagnosis== | ||
The best [[symptom]]s and [[physical examination]] findings for diagnosis have been identified in a [[systematic review]] by the [http://sgim.org/index.cfm?pageId=666 Rational Clinical Examination].<ref name="pmid15026404">{{cite journal |author=Anderson MR, Klink K, Cohrssen A |title=Evaluation of vaginal complaints |journal=JAMA |volume=291 |issue=11 |pages=1368–79 |year=2004 |month=March |pmid=15026404 |doi=10.1001/jama.291.11.1368 |url=http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=15026404 |issn=}}</ref> | The best [[symptom]]s and [[physical examination]] findings for diagnosis have been identified in a [[systematic review]] by the [http://sgim.org/index.cfm?pageId=666 Rational Clinical Examination].<ref name="pmid15026404">{{cite journal |author=Anderson MR, Klink K, Cohrssen A |title=Evaluation of vaginal complaints |journal=JAMA |volume=291 |issue=11 |pages=1368–79 |year=2004 |month=March |pmid=15026404 |doi=10.1001/jama.291.11.1368 |url=http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=15026404 |issn=}}</ref> | ||
* [[Candida albicans]] usually causes itching and the absence of this finding helps exclude this pathogen. | |||
* [[Gardnerella vaginalis]] usually causes foul and the absence of this finding helps exclude this pathogen. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 11:53, 8 September 2008
In medicine, vaginitis is "inflammation of the vagina characterized by pain and a purulent discharge."[1] Common causes are trichimonas vaginalis, candida ablicans, and gardnerella vaginalis.
Diagnosis
The best symptoms and physical examination findings for diagnosis have been identified in a systematic review by the Rational Clinical Examination.[2]
- Candida albicans usually causes itching and the absence of this finding helps exclude this pathogen.
- Gardnerella vaginalis usually causes foul and the absence of this finding helps exclude this pathogen.
References
- ↑ Anonymous (2024), Vaginitis (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- ↑ Anderson MR, Klink K, Cohrssen A (March 2004). "Evaluation of vaginal complaints". JAMA 291 (11): 1368–79. DOI:10.1001/jama.291.11.1368. PMID 15026404. Research Blogging.