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TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS INFESTATION IN THE MALE

1936; American Medical Association; Volume: 107; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1001/jama.1936.02770270014004

2376-8118

Paul H. Nitschke,

Urinary Tract Infections Management

Since Donne's 1 description of the parasite Trichomonas vaginalis in 1836, the reports of numerous observers have emphasized its very frequent occurrence in women; in fact, a clinical entity known as trichomonas vaginitis is known to every physician. Further-more, Trichomonas vaginalis was reported as a cause of infection in the renal pelvis by Lewis and Carroll 2 and later by Ayer and Neil. 3 Cystoscopic bladder manifestations in women suffering with trichomonas infestation have been observed by Visher 4 and others. I myself have observed two instances. During cystoscopy in an unmarried woman, aged 22, it was noted that the bladder neck, trigon and lower half of the bladder were diffusely reddened. Though Trichomonas vaginalis was found in the urine and vaginal secretion, the presence of a rather severe interstitial cystitis (Hunner's ulcer) precluded any accurate elucidation of clinical symptoms. In the second patient, a married woman, aged 22, previous