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Symptoms of vulvovaginitis
Last reviewed: 16.03.2024
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The symptoms of vulvovaginitis in girls are similar and fit into a general idea of the inflammation of the vulva and vagina regardless of the etiologic factor.
Symptoms of vulvovaginitis are characterized by a burning sensation after urination, itching, pain, discomfort in the genital area, local catarrhal manifestations from minimal vulvar pastness to diffuse hyperemia and infiltration with the transition to the skin of the perineum and thighs, the presence of leucorrhoea of various character depending on the type of pathogen : from Serous-purulent to purulent-bloody.
Vulvovaginitis can occur latently without characteristic complaints and expressed by symptoms, the diagnosis of which is confirmed by laboratory tests.
When the transition from acute vaginitis to chronic, the main symptoms - discharge from the genital tract in an insignificant amount.
At objective research define a hyperemia of a vulva, external genitals, anogenital area and their puffiness.