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| inflammatory condition of the vagina associated with an overgrowth of Gardnerella species; |
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| numerous clue cells and a positive amine test will confirm the diagnosis. |
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| presents with a fishy smelling watery vaginal discharge often after sex or the menses; vaginal pH >4.5, |
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| associated with chronic HPV infection; presents with a non-healing ulcer or mass on the glans penis or foreskin with spread to involve the inguinal nodes; biopsy will confirm the diagnosis. |
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| often associated with chronic HPV infection; presents with a non-healing ulcer or mass in the vulva with spread to involve the inguinal nodes, biopsy will confirm the diagnosis. |
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| infection of the vulva and vagina due to overgrowth of Candida albicans,examination of the discharge will reveal buds and branching hyphae that are characteristic of the Candida fungus. |
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| seen more often after use of broad-spectrum antibiotics and in diabetics; presents with severe vulvar and vaginal itching with a thick cottage-cheese discharge; |
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| most commonly associated with chronic HVP infections; presents with post-coital bleeding and a non-healing erosion of the cervix; a Pal smear and follow up biopsy will confirm the diagnosis. |
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| sexually transmitted disease caused by Hemophilus ducreyi; |
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| presents with painful yellow genital ulcers with swollen tender inguinal lymph nodes; tissue culture will confirm the diagnosis. |
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| Prehn’s sign [elevation of the scrotum will relieve the pain] might be positive. |
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| acute inflammation of the testes and epididymis, often associated with gonorrhea and chlamydia infections; presents with a tender swollen testis and epididymis, |
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| sexually transmitted disease caused by Calymmatobacterium granulomatis; |
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| presents with painful beef red ulcers in the genital region; however there are no swollen inguinal lymph nodes. |
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| sexually transmitted disease caused by Herpes simplex type 2 infection; |
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| presents with recurrent multiple vesicles and shallow ulcers in the genital region. |
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| uncommon sexually transmitted disease caused by Chlamydia trachomatis types L1-3; |
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| Lymphogranuloma venereum: |
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| presents with a fleeting rash [may go unnoticed] followed by swollen painful draining inguinal lymph nodes [buboes] and rectal strictures. |
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| Lymphogranuloma venereum: |
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| inflammatory disease of the uterus, fallopian tubes and surrounding pelvic connective tissue; |
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| Pelvic Inflammatory Disease: |
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| often caused by gonorrhea or chlamydia; presents with fever, lower abdominal pain, cervical motion tenderness and a mucopurulent cervical discharge. |
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| Pelvic Inflammatory Disease: |
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| presents with amenorrhea, early morning nausea and vomiting and breast discomfort; βHCG will be elevated, ultrasound will reveal the gestational sac within the uterine cavity. |
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| slow-growing malignancy ; often is asymptomatic, may present with hematuria and a hard irregular prostate, low back pain, fatigue and weight loss are signs of spread of the cancer; PSA will be elevated, elevated Alkaline Phosphatase and hypercalcemia will occur with metastases. |
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| more common after the age of 50; presents with bloating, abdominal discomfort and ascites; one ovary will be enlarged; ultrasound would confirm the presence of the ovarian mass however a biopsy is needed to confirm the diagnosis. |
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| sexually transmitted disease caused by Treponema pallidum; |
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| presents as a painless hard nodule or ulcer; VDRL will be positive, FTA-abs is needed to confirm the diagnosis. |
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| most common is a seminoma; presents with a dull ache in the scrotum with an enlarged irregular testis; ultrasound will confirm the echodensity of the mass and biopsy will be confirmatory. |
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| painful thrombosed tributary of the inferior rectal vein, often associated with constipation; presents with a very tender swollen nodule at the verge of the anal orifice below the pectinate line. |
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| Thrombosed external hemorrhoid: |
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| sexually transmitted disease caused by a protozoan called Trichomonas vaginalis; |
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| presents with vulvar itching and a malodorous frothy yellow-green vaginal discharge in females, it is asymptomatic in males; motile flagellates are seen on microscopic examination of the discharge. |
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| benign smooth muscle tumors of the uterus, related to estrogen stimulation; presents with polymenorrhagia [frequent periods with prolonged bleeding] and an irregularly enlarged uterus, anemia may also be present if the bleeding is prolonged; there might be a microcytic hypochromic anemia as a result of prolonged bleeding |
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