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Genital sores: Contents

Genital sores: Introduction

Genital sores: Skin sores in the genital regions. See free access online books about Genital sores below. See detailed information below for a list of 46 causes of Genital sores, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Causes of Genital sores:

The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Genital sores. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

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Causes of Types of Genital sores:

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Genital sores: Symptom Checker

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Genital sores: Marketplace Products, Discounts & Offers

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Causes of General Symptom Types

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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Genital sores

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Diagnostic Guides for Genital sores

Medical Books Excerpts Read excertps from published book sections related to Genital sores from the following published medical books for more detailed information about Genital sores. Free access (no registration): read all online diagnostic book sections about Genital sores

Medical Books Excerpts

Genital Ulcer

  • "Field Guide to Bedside Diagnosis" (2007)

Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Genital sores: Medical Mistakes

Genital sores: Undiagnosed Conditions

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Hospitals & Clinics: Genital sores

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Diagnostic tests for Genital sores:

Various tests are used in the diagnosis of Genital sores. Some of these are listed below :

  • Physical examination
    • Examine genital area and note the features of the sores - e.g. ulcer, lump or warts.
    • Note any associated redness, discharge or rash
    • Examine other areas of skin that may be affected - e.g. webs of fingers in scabies infection.
    • Vaginal speculum examination (if not too painful) to observe any discharge and lesions within the vagina and to allow swabs to be taken
    • Feel the groin lymph nodes for enlargement
  • more tests...»

See full list of 15 diagnostic tests for Genital sores

Diagnosis Checklist: Questions your doctor may ask (and why!)

During a consultation, your doctor will use various techniques in their assessment of Genital sores. Your doctor may ask several questions when assessing your condition. It is important to remember that your consultation is a two-way process and any extra information you can share with your doctor about your symptoms may help them with their diagnosis. Some of the questions your doctor may ask are listed below:

  • How long have you had the genital sores? - to determine if acute or chronic.
  • Have you ever had similar sores in the past?
  • Is there a single or multiple sores?
  • How would you describe the sores? - e.g. ulcers, blisters, lump, wart.
  • Past history of sexually transmitted diseases?
  • more questions...»

See Diagnosis Checklist for Genital sores (17 listings)

Diagnosis Checklist: Associated symptoms your doctor may ask about (and why!)

Sometimes, other symptoms may be present and may help your doctor analyse your condition. The symptoms your doctor may ask about (in association with Genital sores) may include:

  • Genital ulcers? - usually suggest herpes simplex virus 1 or 2. Less common causes of genital ulcers include syphilis (primary chancre of treponema pallidum, chancroid (Haemophilus decreyi), donovanosis (granulomona inguinale due to calymmatobacterium granulomatis) and lymphogranuloma venereum (due to Chlamydia trachomatis).
  • Genital lumps? - may be genital warts due to infection with human papilloma virus (HPV), molluscum contagiosum due to infection with the pox virus, scabies burrows due to infestation by the scabies mite or Bartholin's gland infection or abscess. Less common causes of genital lumps are secondary syphilis (condyloma lata of treponema pallidum.
  • Associated urethral or vaginal discharge?
  • Associated Genital itch?
  • Difficulty with passing urine/
  • more symptoms...»

See Diagnosis Checklist for Genital sores (17 listings)

Home Diagnostic Testing and Genital sores

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Stories from Users for Genital sores

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Causes of Genital sores listed in Disease Database:

Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible causes of Genital sores as a symptom include:

See full list of 46 causes of Genital sores
- (Source - Diseases Database)

Organs affected by Genital sores:

The list of organs typically affected by Genital sores may include, but is not limited to:

Detailed list of causes of Genital sores

The list below shows some of the causes of Genital sores mentioned in various sources:

See full list of 46 causes of Genital sores

How Common are these Causes of Genital sores?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Genital sores. Of the 46 causes of Genital sores that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

  • 7 causes are "very common" diseases
  • 3 causes are "common" diseases
  • 1 causes are "uncommon" diseases
  • 1 causes are "rare" diseases
  • 6 causes are "very rare" diseases
  • 31 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 46 causes of Genital sores

Conditions listing symptoms: Genital sores:

The following list of conditions have 'Genital sores' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

A

  • African Sleeping sickness ... chancre
  • Athabaskan severe combined immunodeficiency ... genital ulcers

    B

  • Behcet's Disease ... genital sores, genital ulcers
  • Benign mucosal pemphigoid ... genital blisters

    C

  • Chancroid ... genital ulcers, painful open genital sores
  • Chickenpox ... genital blisters
  • Cold sores ... genital ulcers
  • Condyloma ... anal warts, genital warts

    D

  • Dermatostomatitis, Stevens Johnson type ... genital blisters

    E

  • East African Trypanosomiasis ... chancre
  • Erythema multiforme ... genital blisters

    G

  • Genital herpes ... penile sores
  • Genital warts ... penile warts, cervix warts, flat genital warts, cauliflower-like genital wart growths, anal warts, genital warts, vaginal warts
  • Granuloma inguinale ... bleeding genital ulcers, genital ulcers, genital ulcers, infected genital ulcers

    H

  • HIV/AIDS ... genital ulcers
  • Human Papillomavirus ... penile warts, anal warts, genital warts, vaginal warts, scrotum warts

    L

  • Lymphogranuloma venereum ... genital ulcers

    R

  • Reiter’s syndrome ... penis tip ulcers (balanitis circinata)

    S

  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases ... genital sores, genital warts
  • Stevens-Johnson Syndrome ... genital blisters
  • Syphilis ... chancre disappears, chancre, chancre, genital ulcers, genital wart-like lumps

    W

  • West African Trypanosomiasis ... chancre

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    • Causes of Genital sores Based on Risk Factors

    This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Genital sores based on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:

  • Travel - has the patient travelled recently?

    Doctors and specialists: Who should I consult about Genital sores?

    Depending on the seriousness of the onset of Genital sores, you may want to consult one of the following medical professionals.

    Important:In extreme cases, always seek advice from emergency services :

    What are the alternative names for Genital sores:

    Genital ulcerations, Penile ulceration, Vulval ulceration
    - (Source - Diseases Database)

    Classifications of Genital sores:

    Subtypes of Genital sores:

    Genital warts (5 causes), Chancre (4 causes), Penile sores (1 cause)

    Medical Conditions associated with Genital sores:

    Genital symptoms (468 causes), Sexual symptoms (1531 causes)

    Symptoms related to Genital sores:

    Vaginal itch, Vulval itch (7 causes), Penile itch, Genital rash (14 causes), Genital ulcers (22 causes), Genital blisters, Genital warts (5 causes), Furuncles, Sexually transmitted disease, Behcet's disease, Skin cancer (10 causes), Jock itch, Scabies, Bartholin's cyst

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