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Etiology of Female Genital Ulcer in Patients Attending A Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinic

Tan Xie-ling

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Objective To investigate the etiology of female genital ulcers in patients attending a sexually transmitted disease clinic. Methods 96 female patients were examined for their disease history,clinical features, syphilitic serology and HSV-PCR. Results There were 22 (22.9%)cases of syphilis, 30 (31.3%) cases of genital herpes, 2 (2.1%) cases of co-infections with syphilis and genital herpes,2 (2.1%) cases of chancroid, 5 (5.2%) cases of Bechet syndrome, and 6 (6.3%) cases of ulcus vulvae acutum. The cause of genital ulcer in 29 (30.2%) patients could not be determined. Conclusion Chancre and genital herpses were the major genital ulcer diseases in patients attending the sexually transmitted disease clinic.

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Objective To investigate the etiology of female genital ulcers in patients attending a sexually transmitted disease clinic. Methods 96 female patients were examined for their disease history,clinical features, syphilitic serology and HSV-PCR. Results There were 22 (22.9%)cases of syphilis, 30 (31.3%) cases of genital herpes, 2 (2.1%) cases of co-infections with syphilis and genital herpes,2 (2.1%) cases of chancroid, 5 (5.2%) cases of Bechet syndrome, and 6 (6.3%) cases of ulcus vulvae acutum. The cause of genital ulcer in 29 (30.2%) patients could not be determined. Conclusion Chancre and genital herpses were the major genital ulcer diseases in patients attending the sexually transmitted disease clinic.

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Objective To investigate the etiology of female genital ulcers in patients attending a sexually transmitted disease clinic. Methods 96 female patients were examined for their disease history,clinical features, syphilitic serology and HSV-PCR. Results There were 22 (22.9%)cases of syphilis, 30 (31.3%) cases of genital herpes, 2 (2.1%) cases of co-infections with syphilis and genital herpes,2 (2.1%) cases of chancroid, 5 (5.2%) cases of Bechet syndrome, and 6 (6.3%) cases of ulcus vulvae acutum. The cause of genital ulcer in 29 (30.2%) patients could not be determined. Conclusion Chancre and genital herpses were the major genital ulcer diseases in patients attending the sexually transmitted disease clinic.

Key concepts: Chancroid, Medicine, Genital ulcer, Syphilis, Etiology, Sex organ, Sexually transmitted disease, Dermatology

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