Bacterial Infections : Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis & Treatment

Pain in the labia

Pain in the labia area is observed with nonspecific vulvitis and vulvovaginitis, bartholinitis, candidiasis, gardnerellosis, STIs, vulvar kraurosis, vulvodynia. May be constant or intermittent. In most cases, mild or moderate, has a raw or burning character, combined with itching, pathological discharge. Less often strong, pulling, bursting. Sometimes it is supplemented by weakness, general hyperthermia. The cause of the symptom is established according to the data of a gynecological examination, the results of laboratory and hardware techniques. Treatment includes general and local etiotropic therapy, physiotherapy, hormonal agents. Sometimes surgery is indicated.

Watery diarrhea

Watery diarrhea is repeated (up to 15-20 times a day) defecation, which is accompanied by the release of loose loose stools. Usually the symptom is combined with other dyspeptic disorders: vomiting, cramps, abdominal pain. Diarrhea with water is most often associated with intestinal infections, but can be observed with non-infectious intestinal pathologies, enzyme deficiency. To establish the causes of diarrhea, ultrasound, x-rays, endoscopy, and laboratory tests are used. To stop diarrhea, adsorbents, enveloping and astringent preparations are used.

Monocytosis

Monocytosis is a pathological condition in which there is an increase in the content of monocytes more than 1000 in 1 µl of blood. The causes are infectious, inflammatory, and oncohematological diseases. In children, infectious mononucleosis is the most common cause. There are no specific symptoms. The clinical picture is determined by the underlying pathology. The level of monocytes is examined in capillary or venous blood when calculating the leukocyte formula. To return monocytes to reference values ​​(from 1 to 10%), the disease that served as a background for the occurrence of monocytosis is treated.

Swelling of the throat mucosa

Swelling of the mucous throat occurs with mechanical damage, burns, infectious diseases, neoplasms, inflammatory and purulent lesions of the ENT organs, and allergic reactions. Manifested by discomfort, sensation of a foreign body, difficulty in swallowing, pain when swallowing and turning the head, swelling, hyperemia of the mucosa. When the larynx is affected, voice changes, dry cough, and difficulty breathing are noted. For diagnosis, data from a survey, physical and endoscopic examination, radiography, and laboratory techniques are used. Until the diagnosis is clarified, anti-allergic and anti-inflammatory drugs are used.