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Vaginitis, also known as vulvovaginitis, is inflammation of the vagina and vulva. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Symptoms may include itching, burning, pain, discharge , and a bad smell. [ 1 ] Certain types of vaginitis may result in complications during pregnancy .
Vulvitis can have a variety of etiologies in children and adolescents, including allergic dermatitis, contact dermatitis, lichen sclerosus, and infections with bacteria, fungi, and parasites. Dermatitis in infants is commonly caused by a soiled diaper being left on for an extended period of time.
Vulvovaginitis in children may be "nonspecific", or caused by irritation with no known infectious cause, or infectious, caused by a pathogenic organism. Nonspecific vulvovaginitis may be triggered by fecal contamination, sexual abuse, chronic diseases, foreign bodies , nonestrogenized epithelium, chemical irritants, eczema , seborrhea , or ...
Vaginal itching is the most common symptom of candida vulvovaginitis. [28] Women may also experience burning, soreness, irritation, pain during urination, or pain during sex. [30] The diagnosis of Candida vulvovaginitis is made by looking at a sample taken during speculum exam under the microscope that shows hyphae (yeast), or from a culture. [31]
Atrophic vaginitis develops in 10-50% of postmenopausal women. Of those who are postmenopausal and have developed atrophic vaginitis, 50-70% develop symptoms. [ 1 ] [ 23 ] Around 30% of women with atrophic vaginitis discuss their symptoms with their primary healthcare provider.
Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is an infection of the vagina caused by excessive growth of bacteria. [6] [12] Common symptoms include increased vaginal discharge that often smells like fish. [2]
About 10-15% of recurrent candidal vulvovaginitis cases are due to non-Candida albicans species. [32] Non-albicans species tend to have higher levels of resistance to fluconazole. [33] Therefore, recurrence or persistence of symptoms while on treatment indicates speciation and antifungal resistance tests to tailor antifungal treatment. [31]
Survival rate is a part of survival analysis.It is the proportion of people in a study or treatment group still alive at a given period of time after diagnosis. It is a method of describing prognosis in certain disease conditions, and can be used for the assessment of standards of therapy.