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NB F1- fem DBM w/ vaginal discharge

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Musuq
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08/25/06 - 05:58 PM

A 30-year-old woman with type 1 diabetes mellitus has increasing vulvar pruritus and a vaginal discharge. A wet mount preparation of the discharge is shown. Which of the following is the most likely causal organism?

A) Candida albicans
B) Chlamydia trachomatis
C) Herpes simplex virus
D) Human papillomavirus
E) Trichomonasvaginalis

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08/25/06 - 05:59 PM

pseudohyphae - A

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08/25/06 - 11:43 PM

The prep shown in the picture is yeast with pseudohyphae - most likely Candida albicans.

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08/26/06 - 01:54 AM

a definitely

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08/26/06 - 03:16 PM

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08/27/06 - 12:46 AM

MCC of vulvar puritus in diabetic pat is Candida albicans & good slide...--pseudohyphae !)

Edited by keepgoing on 08/28/06 - 01:13 AM

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08/27/06 - 01:22 PM

A too

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08/28/06 - 12:52 AM

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