Tuesday, July 13, 2010

How to diagnose fungal vaginitis

The most common symptoms of fungal vaginitis is genital itching, vaginal discharge increased significantly. Pruritus in patients with mild symptoms when the heavy, time-fat pm. Yin Yang fungal vaginitis caused by Trichomonas vaginitis than generally obvious, severe itching feel restless, sleepless nights. Patients may also have vaginal burning feeling during urination, in particular. Inflammation may also be accompanied heavy frequent urination, dysuria, dyspareunia. Increased vaginal discharge is another major symptom of this disease. Leucorrhea general viscous texture, color or white or yellow, may also be thin. A typical fungal vaginitis or vaginal discharge was rubbish like milk coagulation block. Gynecological examination, see: according to the severity of different, labia minora, vaginal mucosa with varying degrees of congestion, edema of the labia minora. There are more viscous vagina vaginal discharge or vaginal mucous membrane covered with tunica albuginea, wipe albuginea, visible erosion exposed mucosal swelling or superficial ulcers.
If the typical symptoms, making diagnosis is not difficult, but should also be combined with conventional laboratory tests for diagnosis. Commonly used method is the hanging drop method: the drop of saline or 10% potassium hydroxide solution set on a slide, take a small amount of discharge into them, put the direct microscopic examination under a microscope, such as finding pseudohyphae and spores, it is clear at this time Candida in the disease state, can be diagnosed as fungal vaginitis. If suspicious symptoms, but did not find many fake microscope microscopic hyphae, bacterial culture should be done.

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