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PURPOSE: To evaluate the prevalence and the behavioral and historical determinants of genital chlamydial infection among adolescent females in Hungary. METHODS: A total of 214 consecutive, unselected, self-referred, sexually active, nonpregnant female individuals aged 16-20 years were evaluated by polymerase chain reaction through the use of questionnaires. RESULTS: The prevalence of chlamydial infection within this population was 7.9%. We find that the most important correlates of chlamydial infection were at least three lifetime sexual partners (p < .005), two or more sexual partners in the preceding 3 months (p < .05), and symptoms of vaginitis (p = .002). CONCLUSIONS: The high prevalence of chlamydia in this study population may justify universal testing in Hungary.
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Infecções por Chlamydia/epidemiologia , Adolescente , Adulto , Antibacterianos/uso terapêutico , Azitromicina/uso terapêutico , Infecções por Chlamydia/tratamento farmacológico , Infecções por Chlamydia/fisiopatologia , Feminino , Humanos , Hungria/epidemiologia , Prevalência , Inquéritos e QuestionáriosRESUMO
UNLABELLED: A rare case, when radical vulvectomy had to be done to treat a benign skin disorder is presented. PATIENT AND METHOD: A 56-year-old white woman suffered from severe vulvar acne inversa. The systemic treatments, the incisions and drainages were not successful. The only solution was the radical excision of the seriously damaged vulva, with a satisfactory cosmetic and functional result. The pathology, the diagnosis and the treatment of the disease are also discussed. CONCLUSION: The authors put emphasis on the importance of the interdisciplinary collaboration.
