Your postmenopausal 60-year-old female patient complains of vaginal irritation and pruritus of the external genitalia. She self-medicated with an over-the-counter anti-candida agent. However, the vaginal symptoms persist
The clinician should recognize that:
A. Over-the-counter medications do not treat all species of candida
B. Postmenopausal women are susceptible to trichomonas infection
C. Decreased estrogen makes vaginal mucosa susceptible to bacterial vaginosis
D. Irritation due to atrophic vaginal mucosa can mimic symptoms of candida
ANS: D
Although atrophic vaginitis is not an infection and does not cause a discharge, its signs and symptoms can mimic the C. albicans yeast vaginitis. It occurs in postmenopausal women as a result of a lack of estrogen.
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