STDs & Pigmentary Disorders · NEET PG Preparation Dermatology
A 32-year-old sexually active female presents with a profuse yellow-green frothy vaginal discharge, vulvar irritation, and dysuria. Speculum examinat…
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A 32-year-old sexually active female presents with a profuse yellow-green frothy vaginal discharge, vulvar irritation, and dysuria. Speculum examination reveals a 'strawberry cervix' with punctate hemorrhages. Wet mount microscopy of the vaginal secretions is most likely to reveal which of the following?
- A.Budding yeast cells and pseudohyphae
- B.Motile flagellated protozoaCorrect answer
- C.Clue cells with adherent coccobacilli
- D.Intracellular Gram-negative diplococci
Solution
Trichomonas vaginalis is a flagellated protozoan that causes trichomoniasis, characterized by frothy yellow-green discharge, a strawberry cervix, and motile trichomonads seen on wet mount preparation.
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