| Normal | Cytolysis | Yeast fungus | BV | Trichomonas | Atrophic vaginitis | DIV (aerobic vaginitis) |
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- BV= bacterial vaginosis
- DIV= desquamative inflammatory vaginitis
- GBS= group B streptrococcus
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Aetiology | - | Abundant growth of Lactobacilli | Candida albicans, C. tropicalis or C. glabrata | Anaerobic bacteria | T. vaginalis | Oestrogen deficiency | Aerobic bacteria (GBS, E. coli) |
Native vaginal smear | Lactobacilli dominate | High number of lactobacilli, loose nuclei and broken down squamous cells | Fungal hyphae, fungal cells, varying amount of leucocytes | Clue cells | Moving trichomonas, leucocytes ++ | Parabasal cells, varying amount of leucocytes | Parabasal cells, leucocytes +++, ample bacterial flora, no clue cells |
Leucorrhoea | Light, inhomogeneous | Substantial, greyish, sometimes lumpy | Lumpy or watery | Grey, milky | Yellowish, bubbly, substantial | Meagre, bloody | Purulent, yellowish, substantial, not always |
Symptoms | - | Mild itching and burning | Itching, burning, stinging, external dysuria | Smell, itching, mild burning | Itching, burning, external dysuria | Dry mucosa, inflammation | Substantial leucorrhoea, no smell, tenderness |
KOH test | (-) | (-) | (-) | (+) | (+/-) | (+/-) | (-) |
pH | <4.7 | <4.7 | <4.7 | HASH(0x2fcfe80) 4.7 | HASH(0x2fcfe80) 4.7 | HASH(0x2fcfe80) 4.7 | Varies |