Infectious Disease Book

http://www.fpnotebook.com/

Genital Ulcer

Advertisement

  1. Mnemonic: Chisel
    1. Chancroid (painful)
    2. Herpes Genitalis (painful)
    3. Inguinale (Granuloma Inguinale)
    4. Syphilis
    5. Eruption secondary to drugs
    6. Lymphogranuloma venereum
  2. Causes: Sexually Transmitted Disease Genital Ulcers
    1. Painful
      1. Herpes Genitalis
        1. Grouped vessicles or small ulcers, serous discharge
        2. 60-70% of U.S. genital ulcers (rare in 3rd world)
      2. Chancroid
        1. Open sore with gray, yellow ulcer base
        2. 50-70% in third world (rare in U.S.)
      3. Fixed Drug Eruption
        1. Pruritic lesion or burning pain
    2. Non-Painful
      1. Granuloma inguinale
      2. Lymphogranuloma venereum
      3. Syphilis (Early)
        1. 10-20% of genital ulcers
  3. Causes: non-Sexually Transmitted Disease Genital Ulcers
    1. Yeast
    2. Scabies
    3. Pyoderma
    4. Genital Trauma
    5. Excoriations
    6. Fixed Drug Eruption
    7. Behcet's Disease

Genital ulcerations (C0151281)

ConceptsDisease or Syndrome (T047)
EnglishGENITAL ULCERATION, Genital ulcerations, Genital ulcers
Parent ConceptsUrogenital finding (C0577165)
SourcesAIR, DXP, OMIM
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)



Navigation Tree