Treatment of vaginitis and vulvitis

Abstract

The range of conditions that can cause vulvovaginitis is large and includes infective and non-infective causes. Although Candida albicans is a common infective cause, it is essential to consider other diagnoses. A diagnosis should be made from the clinical presentation, history, bacteriology and in some cases histopathology, before starting treatment. The treatment can then be based on the precise aetiology.