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Abnormal vaginal discharge

MedGen UID:
650858
Concept ID:
C0566986
Finding
Synonyms: Abnormal Vaginal Discharge; Vaginal discharge problem
SNOMED CT: Abnormal vaginal discharge (289567003); Vaginal discharge problem (289567003)
 
HPO: HP:0034269

Definition

Anomalous amount, odor, or consistency of the fluid or mucus that comes from the vagina [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Mizgier M, Jarzabek-Bielecka G, Mruczyk K, Kedzia W
Ginekol Pol 2020;91(7):412-416. doi: 10.5603/GP.2020.0070. PMID: 32779162
Obstet Gynecol 2020 Jan;135(1):e1-e17. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000003604. PMID: 31856123
Paladine HL, Desai UA
Am Fam Physician 2018 Mar 1;97(5):321-329. PMID: 29671516

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Inayama Y, Takamatsu S, Hamanishi J, Mizuno K, Horinouchi N, Yamanoi K, Taki M, Murakami R, Yamaguchi K, Kosaka K, Efthimiou O, Kawakami K, Furukawa TA, Mandai M
Obstet Gynecol 2023 Aug 1;142(2):307-318. Epub 2023 Jul 5 doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000005256. PMID: 37411024
Klein Meuleman SJM, Murji A, van den Bosch T, Donnez O, Grimbizis G, Saridogan E, Chantraine F, Bourne T, Timmerman D, Huirne JAF, de Leeuw RA; CSDi Study Group
JAMA Netw Open 2023 Mar 1;6(3):e235321. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.5321. PMID: 36988956Free PMC Article
Soper DE
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2020 Mar;222(3):219-223. Epub 2019 Sep 6 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2019.09.002. PMID: 31499057
Paladine HL, Desai UA
Am Fam Physician 2018 Mar 1;97(5):321-329. PMID: 29671516
Soper DE
Obstet Gynecol 2010 Aug;116(2 Pt 1):419-428. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3181e92c54. PMID: 20664404

Diagnosis

Klein Meuleman SJM, Murji A, van den Bosch T, Donnez O, Grimbizis G, Saridogan E, Chantraine F, Bourne T, Timmerman D, Huirne JAF, de Leeuw RA; CSDi Study Group
JAMA Netw Open 2023 Mar 1;6(3):e235321. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.5321. PMID: 36988956Free PMC Article
Obstet Gynecol 2020 Jan;135(1):e1-e17. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000003604. PMID: 31856123
Soper DE
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2020 Mar;222(3):219-223. Epub 2019 Sep 6 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2019.09.002. PMID: 31499057
Paladine HL, Desai UA
Am Fam Physician 2018 Mar 1;97(5):321-329. PMID: 29671516
Stika CS
Dermatol Ther 2010 Sep-Oct;23(5):514-22. doi: 10.1111/j.1529-8019.2010.01354.x. PMID: 20868405

Therapy

Pace M, Broquet C, Peter C, Abdulcadir J
BMJ Case Rep 2023 Oct 5;16(10) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2022-251008. PMID: 37798043Free PMC Article
Inayama Y, Takamatsu S, Hamanishi J, Mizuno K, Horinouchi N, Yamanoi K, Taki M, Murakami R, Yamaguchi K, Kosaka K, Efthimiou O, Kawakami K, Furukawa TA, Mandai M
Obstet Gynecol 2023 Aug 1;142(2):307-318. Epub 2023 Jul 5 doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000005256. PMID: 37411024
Mizgier M, Jarzabek-Bielecka G, Mruczyk K, Kedzia W
Ginekol Pol 2020;91(7):412-416. doi: 10.5603/GP.2020.0070. PMID: 32779162
Obstet Gynecol 2020 Jan;135(1):e1-e17. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000003604. PMID: 31856123
Paladine HL, Desai UA
Am Fam Physician 2018 Mar 1;97(5):321-329. PMID: 29671516

Prognosis

Kandasamy D, Malik R, Sharma R, Jana M
Radiology 2022 Dec;305(3):746-750. doi: 10.1148/radiol.211119. PMID: 36409615
Kandasamy D, Malik R, Sharma R, Jana M
Radiology 2022 Aug;304(2):485-487. doi: 10.1148/radiol.211118. PMID: 35877547
Challa A, Kachhawa G, Sood S, Upadhyay AD, Dwivedi SN, Gupta S
Int J STD AIDS 2022 Jun;33(7):666-671. Epub 2022 May 24 doi: 10.1177/09564624221091743. PMID: 35609319
Kularatne R, Muller E, Maseko V, Dias BDC, Kufa T
Sex Transm Dis 2022 Aug 1;49(8):565-570. Epub 2022 May 13 doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000001646. PMID: 35551421
Drug Ther Bull 2017 May;55(5):54-57. doi: 10.1136/dtb.2017.5.0478. PMID: 28495833

Clinical prediction guides

Ahabwe OM, Kabanda T, Abesiga L, Mugisha J, Kayondo M, Ngonzi J, Tugume R, Agaba CD, Byamukama O, Tibaijuka L, Lugobe HM
BMC Womens Health 2023 Nov 6;23(1):572. doi: 10.1186/s12905-023-02746-w. PMID: 37932705Free PMC Article
Toader DO, Olaru RA, Iliescu DG, Petrita R, Calancea FL, Petre I
Clin Ther 2023 Sep;45(9):873-880. Epub 2023 Jul 18 doi: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2023.06.023. PMID: 37474354
Challa A, Kachhawa G, Sood S, Upadhyay AD, Dwivedi SN, Gupta S
Int J STD AIDS 2022 Jun;33(7):666-671. Epub 2022 May 24 doi: 10.1177/09564624221091743. PMID: 35609319
Kularatne R, Muller E, Maseko V, Dias BDC, Kufa T
Sex Transm Dis 2022 Aug 1;49(8):565-570. Epub 2022 May 13 doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000001646. PMID: 35551421
Melo A, Ossa X, Fetis G, Lazo L, Bustos L, Fonseca-Salamanca F
Rev Bras Ginecol Obstet 2021 Aug;43(8):600-607. Epub 2021 Sep 21 doi: 10.1055/s-0041-1735299. PMID: 34547794Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Lin D, Hu B, Xiu Y, Ji R, Zeng H, Chen H, Wu Y
BMJ Open 2024 Mar 29;14(3):e077727. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-077727. PMID: 38553068Free PMC Article
Inayama Y, Takamatsu S, Hamanishi J, Mizuno K, Horinouchi N, Yamanoi K, Taki M, Murakami R, Yamaguchi K, Kosaka K, Efthimiou O, Kawakami K, Furukawa TA, Mandai M
Obstet Gynecol 2023 Aug 1;142(2):307-318. Epub 2023 Jul 5 doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000005256. PMID: 37411024
van Gemert C, Hellard M, Bradshaw CS, Fowkes FJI, Agius PA, Stoove M, Bennett CM
Sex Health 2018 Feb;15(1):1-12. doi: 10.1071/SH17070. PMID: 28838352

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