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Look for causes other than Candida to explain recurrent vulvovaginal symptoms. (Examine Vulva, Vestuble).
WASHINGTON -- Recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis often isn't.
Recurrent bacterial vaginosis, genital herpes, and contact dermatitis are among the many entities that tend to be misdiagnosed as candida infections in women with recurrent vulvovaginal itching, burning, and soreness, Dr. Jack D. Sobel said at an ob.gyn. update on sexually transmitted diseases sponsored by OB.GYN. NEWS and Boston University.
"You need to inspect the vulva before you insert the speculum," advised Dr. Sobel, professor and chief of infectious diseases at Wayne State University, Detroit.
Genital herpes, for example, presents commonly with a fissure--not a blister or ulcer, as is often assumed. Without careful vulvar examination, the fissure is easily missed. In the meantime, the patient's accompanying erythema and edema are mistaken for a recurrent yeast infection. She gets a prescription for fluconazole, and the symptoms subside in 45 days--which just happens to be the normal time for resolution of herpes lesions.
Another common scenario is when a woman's frequent vulvar irritation or itch turns out to be caused by her use of ...
- Fluconazole suppresses recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis. (Wayne State...
- Newspaper article from: AIDS Weekly April 1, 1991 700+ words
...150 mg) per month basis, achieves suppression of recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis, but is not a cure, Dr. Sobel said...Sobel said. Doctors may still not know what causes recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis, but they can treat it, and with success...
- Burrowing bacteria may explain recurrent urinary tract infections.
- Magazine article from: British Medical Journal Berger, Abi November 28, 1998 700+ words
People who have recurrent urinary tract infections may have a chronic infection that is never fully eradicated, rather than having a new infection each time. Scientists have discovered that a strain of Escherichia coli that commonly causes urinary tract infections is able to burrow its way into the
- Vulvovaginal candidiasis: over the counter treatment doesn't seem to lead to...
- Magazine article from: British Medical Journal Marrazzo, Jeanne May 10, 2003 700+ words
...up to 25%--will also have recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis, defined as four or...they age. The pathogenesis of recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis among women who have...not seem to play a major part in recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis, although, as a group...
- Chronic Skin Defects Underlie Recurrent Candidiasis.
- Magazine article from: OB GYN News BAKER, BARBARA July 1, 2000 700+ words
...The majority of patients with recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis have a chronic skin...They found that 41% of women with recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis had a history of atopy...statistically significant. "Those with recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis are at increased risk...
- Fluconazole may curb recurrent candidiasis. (Effective in 91% as Maintenance...
- Magazine article from: OB GYN News Boschert, Sherry November 15, 2002 700+ words
SAN DEGO -- Recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis was suppressed for 6 months in 91% of women...than 3 million U.S. women each year who suffer from recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis, for which there is no other safe, proven...
- Study results from Cornell University update understanding of candidiasis.
- Newspaper article from: OBGYN & Reproduction Week May 4, 2009 700+ words
...Among patients with VVS and a self-reported history of recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis (RVVC), the allele 7 frequency was 43...gene coding for the inflammasome component NALP3 and recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis in women with vulvar vestibulitis syndrome...
- Weekly fluconazole controls recurrent candidiasis. (Over 90% Protection Rate).
- Magazine article from: Family Practice News Boschert, Sherry November 15, 2002 700+ words
SAN DIEGO -- Recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis was suppressed for 6 months in 91% of women...more than 3 million US. women each year who suffer from recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis, for which there is no other safe, proven...
- Look beyond candida for vulvovaginal symptoms: examine vulva, vestibule....
- Magazine article from: Family Practice News Tucker, Miriam E. May 15, 2003 700+ words
WASHINGTON -- Recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis often isn't. Recurrent bacterial vaginosis...to be misdiagnosed as candida infections in women with recurrent vulvovaginal itching, burning, and soreness, Dr. Jack D. Sobel...
- Vulvovaginal candidiasis. (Extracts from "Concise Clinical Evidence").
- Magazine article from: British Medical Journal Marrazzo, Jeanne September 14, 2002 700+ words
...yeast on microscopy of vaginal fluid. The definition of recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis varies among RCTs, but is commonly defined...the effects of treatments in non-pregnant women with recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis? Likely to be beneficial Oral itraconazole...
- Recurrent candidiasis: one step forward, still backward.(Editorial)(Editorial)
- Magazine article from: Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients Gaby, Alan R. November 1, 2004 700+ words
...candidiasis. As many as 1 in 12 women suffers from recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis. While recurrent yeast infections are associated...as in fruit juice). In a study of 46 women with recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis, dietary histories revealed that 40% were...
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