Infectious pathology: Vulvovaginitis, sexually transmitted diseases, pelvic inflammatory disease, tubo-ovarian abscesses

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Sexually transmitted diseases are those where the principal path of infection is through intimate contact. Numerous patients attend Accidents and emergencies for this reason, both because of the clinical features and because of social implications. The most frequent symptoms are lower abdominal pain, vaginal bleeding or excessive or troubling vaginal flow. Vulvovaginites are one of the principal problems in the everyday clinical practice of gynaecology. A genital ulcer whose principal aetiology is herpes, followed by syphilis and chancroid, increases the risk of contracting HIV infection and alters the course of other sexually transmitted diseases. Inflammatory pelvic disease encompasses infections of the upper female genital tract. The importance of early diagnosis and suitable treatment is both due to the complications in its acute phase and to its sequels, which include chronic pain and sterility.

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Ibarrola Vidaurre, M., Benito, J., Azcona, B., & Zubeldía, N. (2009). Infectious pathology: Vulvovaginitis, sexually transmitted diseases, pelvic inflammatory disease, tubo-ovarian abscesses. Anales Del Sistema Sanitario de Navarra, 32(SUPPL. 1), 29–38. https://doi.org/10.23938/assn.0196

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