Premature with trichomoniasis: report of one case.
We report a case of an extremely-low-birth-weight premature infant with Trichomonas vaginalis infection of the vagina and urinary tract. Her mother is also infected with Trichomonas vaginalis but is asymptomatic. The patient's illness started as an asymptomatic pyuria and later on at early infancy developed profuse malodorous vaginal discharge. Her vaginal discharge was positive for Trichomonas vaginalis, both on wet mount and Papanicolaou smear, and the infection responded well to treatment with metronidazole. Infants with recurrent vaginal discharge presenting beyond the neonatal period may be attributed to T. vaginalis infection.
Wang
Jeng-Jye
JJ
Department of Pediatrics, Cardinal Tien Hospital, 362, Jhongjheng Rd., Hsintian City, Taipei Hsien 231, Taiwan, ROC.
Yeung
Lai King
LK
Sun
Li-Chuan
LC
Sy
Leticia B
LB
Leu
Fur-Jiang
FJ
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000994:Antitrichomonal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D019102:Infant, Very Low Birth Weight; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014245:Trichomonas Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000635:transmission; D014247:Trichomonas Vaginitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology*; D014246:Trichomonas vaginalis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D019522:Vaginal Discharge / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology
D000994:Antitrichomonal Agents; D008795:Metronidazole