Trichomonas vaginalis - Revision history

Rossdonaldson1 at 22:00, 5 June 2024

2024-06-05T22:00:15Z

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	==Background==		==Background==
	[[File:Trichomonas.jpg\|right\|thumbnail\|Wet mount of trichomonas. Note oval/pear shape with conspicuous flagella.]]		[[File:Trichomonas.jpg\|right\|thumbnail\|Wet mount of trichomonas. Note oval/pear shape with conspicuous flagella.]]
	*considered an [[STI]]		*''Is'' considered an [[STI]]
			**Most cases are asymptomatic (in both men and women).
			**May persist for months to years in infected patients, thus making it difficult to identify whether a patient’s last sexual partner is the source of the infection.
	*Associated with preterm birth, [[PID]], cervical cancer, increased transmission of other [[STIs]]		*Associated with preterm birth, [[PID]], cervical cancer, increased transmission of other [[STIs]]
	**inflammation of vaginal leads to increased [[HIV]] susceptibility <ref>Mavedzenge SN, Pol BV, Cheng H, Montgomery ET, Blanchard K, de Bruyn G, Ramjee G, Straten Av. Epidemiological synergy of Trichomonas vaginalis and HIV in Zimbabwean and South African women. Sex Transm Dis. 2010 Jul;37(7):460-6. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e3181cfcc4b. PubMed PMID: 20562586. </ref>		**inflammation of vaginal leads to increased [[HIV]] susceptibility <ref>Mavedzenge SN, Pol BV, Cheng H, Montgomery ET, Blanchard K, de Bruyn G, Ramjee G, Straten Av. Epidemiological synergy of Trichomonas vaginalis and HIV in Zimbabwean and South African women. Sex Transm Dis. 2010 Jul;37(7):460-6. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e3181cfcc4b. PubMed PMID: 20562586. </ref>

Rossdonaldson1: /* Background */

2024-06-05T21:58:29Z

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	==Background==		==Background==
	[[File:Trichomonas.jpg\|right\|thumbnail\|Wet mount of trichomonas. Note oval/pear shape with conspicuous flagella.]]		[[File:Trichomonas.jpg\|right\|thumbnail\|Wet mount of trichomonas. Note oval/pear shape with conspicuous flagella.]]
	*~~Caused by the protozoan ''Trichomonas vaginalis''~~		*considered an [[STI]]
	*''Is'' considered an [[STI]]
	**Most cases of trichomoniasis are asymptomatic in both men and women.
	**Tends to persist for months and up to years in infected patients, thus it is difficult to identify whether a patient’s last sexual partner was the source of the infection.
	*Associated with preterm birth, [[PID]], cervical cancer, increased transmission of other [[STIs]]		*Associated with preterm birth, [[PID]], cervical cancer, increased transmission of other [[STIs]]
	**inflammation of vaginal leads to increased [[HIV]] susceptibility <ref>Mavedzenge SN, Pol BV, Cheng H, Montgomery ET, Blanchard K, de Bruyn G, Ramjee G, Straten Av. Epidemiological synergy of Trichomonas vaginalis and HIV in Zimbabwean and South African women. Sex Transm Dis. 2010 Jul;37(7):460-6. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e3181cfcc4b. PubMed PMID: 20562586. </ref>		**inflammation of vaginal leads to increased [[HIV]] susceptibility <ref>Mavedzenge SN, Pol BV, Cheng H, Montgomery ET, Blanchard K, de Bruyn G, Ramjee G, Straten Av. Epidemiological synergy of Trichomonas vaginalis and HIV in Zimbabwean and South African women. Sex Transm Dis. 2010 Jul;37(7):460-6. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e3181cfcc4b. PubMed PMID: 20562586. </ref>

Rossdonaldson1: /* Background */

2024-06-05T21:54:44Z

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	==Background==		==Background==
	[[File:Trichomonas.jpg\|right\|thumbnail\|Wet mount of trichomonas. Note oval/pear shape with conspicuous flagella.]]		[[File:Trichomonas.jpg\|right\|thumbnail\|Wet mount of trichomonas. Note oval/pear shape with conspicuous flagella.]]
	*considered an [[STI]]		*Caused by the protozoan ''Trichomonas vaginalis''
			*''Is'' considered an [[STI]]
			**Most cases of trichomoniasis are asymptomatic in both men and women.
			**Tends to persist for months and up to years in infected patients, thus it is difficult to identify whether a patient’s last sexual partner was the source of the infection.
	*Associated with preterm birth, [[PID]], cervical cancer, increased transmission of other [[STIs]]		*Associated with preterm birth, [[PID]], cervical cancer, increased transmission of other [[STIs]]
	**inflammation of vaginal leads to increased [[HIV]] susceptibility <ref>Mavedzenge SN, Pol BV, Cheng H, Montgomery ET, Blanchard K, de Bruyn G, Ramjee G, Straten Av. Epidemiological synergy of Trichomonas vaginalis and HIV in Zimbabwean and South African women. Sex Transm Dis. 2010 Jul;37(7):460-6. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e3181cfcc4b. PubMed PMID: 20562586. </ref>		**inflammation of vaginal leads to increased [[HIV]] susceptibility <ref>Mavedzenge SN, Pol BV, Cheng H, Montgomery ET, Blanchard K, de Bruyn G, Ramjee G, Straten Av. Epidemiological synergy of Trichomonas vaginalis and HIV in Zimbabwean and South African women. Sex Transm Dis. 2010 Jul;37(7):460-6. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e3181cfcc4b. PubMed PMID: 20562586. </ref>

Lyssa1219: /* Clinical Features */

2020-04-15T19:10:26Z

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	==Clinical Features==		==Clinical Features==
	*Yellow, malodorous [[vaginal discharge]]		*Yellow/green, malodorous [[vaginal discharge]]
	*Vaginal erythema or edema		*Vaginal erythema or edema
	**"Strawberry Cervix" on speculum examination.		**"Strawberry Cervix" on speculum examination.

ClaireLewis at 16:59, 10 September 2019

2019-09-10T16:59:18Z

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	==Clinical Features==		==Clinical Features==
	*Yellow, ~~malordorous~~ discharge		*Yellow, malodorous [[vaginal discharge]]
	*Vaginal erythema or edema		*Vaginal erythema or edema
	**"Strawberry Cervix" on speculum examination.		**"Strawberry Cervix" on speculum examination.

ClaireLewis: /* Background */

2017-08-31T21:02:17Z

Background

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	==Background==		==Background==
	~~[[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b9/Trichomonas_Giemsa_DPDx.JPG]]~~[[File:Trichomonas.jpg\|right\|thumbnail\|Wet mount of trichomonas. Note oval/pear shape with conspicuous flagella.]]		[[File:Trichomonas.jpg\|right\|thumbnail\|Wet mount of trichomonas. Note oval/pear shape with conspicuous flagella.]]
	*considered an STI		*considered an [[STI]]
	*Associated with preterm birth, [[PID]], cervical cancer, increased transmission of other [[STIs]]		*Associated with preterm birth, [[PID]], cervical cancer, increased transmission of other [[STIs]]
	**inflammation of vaginal leads to increased [[HIV]] susceptibility <ref>Mavedzenge SN, Pol BV, Cheng H, Montgomery ET, Blanchard K, de Bruyn G, Ramjee G, Straten Av. Epidemiological synergy of Trichomonas vaginalis and HIV in Zimbabwean and South African women. Sex Transm Dis. 2010 Jul;37(7):460-6. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e3181cfcc4b. PubMed PMID: 20562586. </ref>		**inflammation of vaginal leads to increased [[HIV]] susceptibility <ref>Mavedzenge SN, Pol BV, Cheng H, Montgomery ET, Blanchard K, de Bruyn G, Ramjee G, Straten Av. Epidemiological synergy of Trichomonas vaginalis and HIV in Zimbabwean and South African women. Sex Transm Dis. 2010 Jul;37(7):460-6. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e3181cfcc4b. PubMed PMID: 20562586. </ref>

Jesse: /* Clinical Features */

2017-08-22T18:46:46Z

Clinical Features

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	*Yellow, malordorous discharge		*Yellow, malordorous discharge
	*Vaginal erythema or edema		*Vaginal erythema or edema
			**"Strawberry Cervix" on speculum examination.

	==Differential Diagnosis==		==Differential Diagnosis==

Ravillaa at 13:35, 11 August 2017

2017-08-11T13:35:31Z

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	==Background== [[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b9/Trichomonas_Giemsa_DPDx.JPG]][[File:Trichomonas.jpg\|right\|thumbnail\|Wet mount of trichomonas. Note oval/pear shape with conspicuous flagella.]]		==Background==
			[[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b9/Trichomonas_Giemsa_DPDx.JPG]][[File:Trichomonas.jpg\|right\|thumbnail\|Wet mount of trichomonas. Note oval/pear shape with conspicuous flagella.]]
	*considered an STI		*considered an STI
	*Associated with preterm birth, [[PID]], cervical cancer, increased transmission of other [[STIs]]		*Associated with preterm birth, [[PID]], cervical cancer, increased transmission of other [[STIs]]

Chungirv: /* Background */

2017-08-07T18:59:03Z

Background

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	==Background==		==Background== [[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b9/Trichomonas_Giemsa_DPDx.JPG]][[File:Trichomonas.jpg\|right\|thumbnail\|Wet mount of trichomonas. Note oval/pear shape with conspicuous flagella.]]
	*~~Considered~~ an STI		*considered an STI
	*Associated with preterm birth, [[PID]], cervical cancer, increased transmission of other [[STIs]]		*Associated with preterm birth, [[PID]], cervical cancer, increased transmission of other [[STIs]]
			**inflammation of vaginal leads to increased [[HIV]] susceptibility <ref>Mavedzenge SN, Pol BV, Cheng H, Montgomery ET, Blanchard K, de Bruyn G, Ramjee G, Straten Av. Epidemiological synergy of Trichomonas vaginalis and HIV in Zimbabwean and South African women. Sex Transm Dis. 2010 Jul;37(7):460-6. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e3181cfcc4b. PubMed PMID: 20562586. </ref>

	==Clinical Features==		==Clinical Features==

Rossdonaldson1: /* See Also */

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	==Management==		==Management==
	{{Trichomonas antibiotics}}		{{Trichomonas antibiotics}}

			==Disposition==
			*Outpatient

	==See Also==		==See Also==