intern_doc
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30 Y/O sexually active woman presents with a mucopurulent vaginal discharge. On pelvic examination, the cervix appears reddened around the os, but not erosions or mass lesions are present. Pap smear show numerous neutrophils but no dysplastic cells. A cervical biopsy demonstrates a marked follicular cervicitis. The most common infectious agent that produces these finding is ?
a. chlamydia trachomatis
b. neisseia gonorrhoeae
c. candida albicans
d. trichomonas vaginalis
e. herpes simplex virus
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| mash
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A chlamydia trachomatis
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| suvi21
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Agree with mash, Chlamydia trachomatis
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| mdwannabe
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i do too. coz Chlam is the most common...but can mimic N. Ghon.
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| bluestar
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what's follicular vaginitis? why it's not N. gonorrhea? no bacteria found?
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| polkos
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why can't it be n. gonorrhoea :?: :?: :?:
can anyone explain pls??
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| bluedusk
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i guess c.t. leads to a cervicitis that is "follicular" in nature. i had to look it up. who knew?!
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| meghana jadhav
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neutrophils in absense of bacteria..intracellular organisms..thats clamidiya
gonorroea may coexist with clamidiya
but the lab findings seems to be more suggestive
of clamidiya
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