title: Vaginal disease. Venereal and nonvenereal types.
abstract: Vaginal diseases are, in many cases, sexually transmitted. However, most can also be non-venereal and can occur in any age-group. Special care should be taken in examining and treating young females with vaginal disease, and the possibility of sexual abuse should be considered in this age-group. Finally, special attention should be paid to girls and women exposed to diethylstilbestrol in utero, as these patients have an increased risk of anatomic and reproductive anomalies.
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002181:Candidiasis, Vulvovaginal / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D003218:Condylomata Acuminata / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006194:Gardnerella vaginalis; D006192:Haemophilus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D006558:Herpes Genitalis / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000175:diagnosis; D014247:Trichomonas Vaginitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D014623:Vaginal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D014625:Vaginal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis