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Title: The diagnosis and treatment of diseases of women
Year: 1907 (1900s)
Authors: Crossen, Harry Sturgeon, 1869-
Subjects: Genital Diseases, Female Gynecology Gynecology Women Generative organs, Female
Publisher: St. Louis : Mosby
Contributing Library: Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine
Digitizing Sponsor: Open Knowledge Commons and Harvard Medical School

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inflammation elsewhere,namely, irritation and;^infection. The most frequent form of infection here is gonorrhoea, although other varie-ties of pus infection may be en-grafted on wounds or abrasions.Gonorrhoeal Vulvitis. There isa free yellow discharge, with us-ually more or less involvment ofthe urethra and also of the ductsof the vulvo-vaginal glands (Fig.50). There is no cause apparentfor the persistence of a simpleinflammation. Microscopic ex-amination of the discharge showsgonococci. Simple Vulvitis. Occurs mostfrequently in children and is dueto uncleanliness of the parts or toan irritating vaginal discharge orto irritating urine or to scratch-ing or other irritation. This isnot usually as severe as gonor-rhoeal inflammation and sub-sides when the parts are cleansedfrequently and protected fromirritation. A considerable propor-tion of the cases of chronic vulvi- Fig. 216. Follicular Vulvitis. (A.Martin, after Huguier ..,.,. -Atlas of Gynecoioc,y.) tis lu Children are gonorrhoeal.
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INFLAMMATION OF EXTERNAL GENITALb 181 Consequently t h edischarge should beexamined to deter-mine that point. Follicular Vulvi=tis is characterizedby the inflamma-tion being localizedprincipally in thefollicles here andthere (Fig. 216). Pruritls Vulvae.Itching of the geni-tals, from variouscauses, leads toscratching and con-sequent inflamma-tion. Usually somecause can be foundfor the itchins;. If

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