Management of Sexually Transmitted Diseases in HIV-Infected Men and Women

  • Author: Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, MPH, FACP, FIDSA (More Info)
  • Editors in Chief: Daniel R. Kuritzkes, MD; Joseph J. Eron, Jr., MD
  • Last Reviewed: 2/8/18 (What's New)

Summary

  • Infectious vaginitis can be confused with other causes of vaginal inflammation, including chemical vaginitis, allergic vaginitis, desquamative interstitial vaginitis, and atrophic vaginitis
  • Endocervical discharge from cervicitis can be mistaken for vaginitis if a speculum examination is not performed

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Keywords: Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Women

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