TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 84. Trichomonas Vaginitis A1 - Usatine, Richard P. A1 - Smith, Mindy A. A1 - Chumley, Heidi S. A1 - Mayeaux, E.J. PY - 2013 T2 - The Color Atlas of Family Medicine, 2e AB - A 27-year-old woman presents with a vaginal itching, odor, and discharge for 1 week. She has one partner who is asymptomatic. Speculum examination shows a strawberry cervix seen with Trichomonas infections (Figure 84-1). This strawberry pattern is caused by inflammation and punctate hemorrhages on the cervix. There is a scant white discharge with a fishy odor. Wet mount shows trichomonads swimming in saline (Figures 84-2 and 84-3). The trichomonads are larger than white blood cells (WBCs) and have visible flagella and movement. She is diagnosed with trichomoniasis and treated with 2 g of metronidazole in a single dose. The patient is tested for other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and her partner is treated with the same regimen. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/10/15 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57675405 ER -