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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Maliha Shakil, M.D. [2]
Overview
Patients with trichomoniasis are usually well-appearing.
Physical Examination
Appearance
Patients with trichomoniasis are usually well-appearing.
Genitourinary
- Strawberry cervix: petechial haemorrhages on the ectocervix, specific for trichomoniasis[1]
- Frothy, mucopurulent, yellow-green or gray vaginal discharge[2]
- Foul smelling (fishy odor)
- In males, there may be scanty, mucopurulent urethral discharge[3]
References
- ↑ Hobbs MM, Seña AC (2013). "Modern diagnosis of Trichomonas vaginalis infection". Sex Transm Infect. 89 (6): 434–8. doi:10.1136/sextrans-2013-051057. PMC 3787709. PMID 23633669.
- ↑ Trichomonas vaginalis. Wikipedia.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichomonas_vaginalis Accessed on February 4, 2016
- ↑ Petrin D, Delgaty K, Bhatt R, Garber G (1998). "Clinical and microbiological aspects of Trichomonas vaginalis". Clin Microbiol Rev. 11 (2): 300–17. PMC 106834. PMID 9564565.