vaginitis
Let an agent explain vaginitis and its causes, relay diagnosis and treatment from gynaecology and sexual health guidelines in general terms, describe the forms the registry aliases name, and distinguish vaginitis from cervicitis, urinary tract infection and normal discharge, routing anyone with symptoms to a clinician.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain vaginitis and its causes, relay diagnosis and treatment from gynaecology and sexual health guidelines in general terms, describe the forms the registry aliases name, and distinguish vaginitis from cervicitis, urinary tract infection and normal discharge, routing anyone with symptoms to a clinician.
Inflammation of the vagina, often with the vulva as vulvovaginitis, most commonly caused by bacterial vaginosis, candida yeast infection or trichomoniasis, and less often by herpes, amoebic infection, allergy including allergy to seminal fluid, irritants or hormonal changes after menopause; symptoms include discharge, itching and discomfort and treatment depends on the cause. The model gives general information and routes people with symptoms to clinicians.
What it is for: Not applicable; a condition.
It can be explain causes and forms; relay diagnosis and treatment; route to clinicians; distinguish related conditions.
Distinguishing features
Vaginal inflammation
Several causes
Common
Cause-specific treatment
What it looks like
Not a visible object; inflammation of the vagina.
Physical character
most common causes: bacterial vaginosis, candidiasis, trichomoniasis list
bacterial vaginosis prevalence: about 20-30 percent - women of reproductive age, varies
atrophic vaginitis: after menopause note
How it is recognised
Inflammation of the vagina
Vulvovaginitis, trichomonal, herpetic, amoebic and allergic vulvovaginitis, allergy to seminal fluid
Cervicitis affects the cervix; UTIs affect the urinary tract; normal discharge is not inflammation
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is often caused by - the commonest cause
is contrasted with - inflammation of the cervix
may be caused by - a sexually transmitted parasite
In practice
Families and kinds
bacterial vaginosis
candidal vulvovaginitis
trichomonal vulvovaginitis
herpetic and amoebic vulvovaginitis
allergic and irritant vaginitis including seminal fluid allergy
atrophic vaginitis
vulvovaginitis in children
Identifiers
ICD-10 N76 other inflammation of vagina and vulva
MeSH D014627 Vaginitis
Standards and regulation
Sexual health and gynaecology guidelines such as CDC and BASHH
Antimicrobial stewardship policies
Failure modes and hazards
Agents giving personal medical advice
Self-treatment of the wrong cause
Registry aliases naming rare forms
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What vaginitis is.
Clinical.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is vaginitis, and how does it differ from cervicitis, urinary tract infection and normal discharge? definition
- Is the user describing personal symptoms, which need a clinician? boundary
Forms
Forms.
Forms
Forms.
- What are bacterial, candidal, trichomonal, herpetic, amoebic, allergic and atrophic forms? definition
- Which entry fits the specific form? action
Care Diagnosis and treatment.
Clinical.
Diagnosis
Diagnosis.
Diagnosis
Diagnosis.
- How is vaginitis diagnosed by history, examination, pH and microscopy, as guidelines describe? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Treatment
Treatment.
Treatment
Treatment.
- How are the different causes treated, in general terms, and when are partners treated? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Prevention Prevention.
Application.
Prevention
Prevention.
Prevention
Prevention.
- What do guidelines say about prevention and recurrence? provenance
- Which entry fits sexual health? action
Groups
Special groups.
Groups
Groups.
- How does vaginitis differ in pregnancy, children and after menopause? provenance
- Which entry fits the specific group? action
Context Research.
Context.
Microbiome
Microbiome.
Microbiome
Microbiome.
- What is known about the vaginal microbiome and bacterial vaginosis? provenance
- Which entry fits vaginal microbiome? action
Allergy
Allergic forms.
Allergy
Allergy.
- What is seminal fluid allergy, and how is it managed, in general terms? provenance
- Which entry fits semen allergy? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should bacterial vaginosis and vulvovaginitis be separate primary entries?
- How should guidelines be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming rare forms; should they be split off?