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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Tarek Nafee, M.D. [2]
Overview
Historical Perspective
Classification
| Transmission | Clinical Presentation | Disease | Diagnosis | Mother to Child Transmission | Most Serious Complications | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laboratory studies | Clinical Diagnosis | Procedure | Vertical Transmission | Trans-vaginal transmission | ||||
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transform: rotate(90deg); transform-origin: left top 0; } Primarily sexually transmitted |
Genital Dermatological Manifestation (e.g., ulcers, chancre, vesicles, warts, sores, balanitis etc.) |
HPV | X | X | X | Cervical Cancer | ||
| HSV | X | X | X | X | Severe pruritis/discomfort | |||
| Syphilis | X | X | X | Neurosyphilis Cardiosyphilis | ||||
| Scabies | X | X | Moderate to Severe pruritis/discomfort | |||||
| Pubic lice | X | X | Moderate to Severe pruritis/discomfort | |||||
| Candidiasis (in males) |
X | Mild to moderate pruritis/discomfort | ||||||
| Generalized Symptoms (e.g. constitutional symptoms) |
HIV | X | X | Primary CNS Lymphoma Immunosuppression (AIDS) | ||||
| Syphilis | X | X | X | Neurosyphilis Cardiosyphilis | ||||
| Disease Z | X | X | X | X | X | Death | ||
| Urogenital infections (e.g.,Vaginitis, Urethritis, Cervicitis, and PID) |
Gonorrhea | X | X | X | PID | |||
| Chlamydia | X | X | X | PID | ||||
| Syphilis | X | X | X | Neurosyphilis Cardiosyphilis | ||||
| Mycoplasma genitalium | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ?????? | ||
| Trichomonas vaginalis | X | X | Mild to moderate pruritis/discomfort | |||||
| Secondarily sexually transmitted | Genital Dermatological Manifestation (e.g., ulcers, chancre, vesicles, warts, sores etc.) |
Disease X | X | X | X | X | X | Death |
| Disease Y | X | X | X | X | X | Death | ||
| Disease Z | X | X | X | X | X | Death | ||
| Generalized Symptoms (e.g. constitutional symptoms) |
Zika Virus | X | X | X | Vertical transmission and Congenital abnormalities | |||
| Hepatitis B | X | X | X | Liver cirrhosis | ||||
| Hepatitis C | X | X | X | Hepatocellular Carcinoma | ||||
| Urogenital Infections (e.g.,Vaginitis, Urethritis, Cervicitis, and PID) |
Gardnerella vaginalis | X | X | Moderate to severe discomfort | ||||
| Candidiasis (in females) |
X | Moderate to severe pruritis/discomfort | ||||||
| Ureaplasma urealyticum | X | X | Moderate to severe pruritis/discomfort | |||||