Vaginal Lactobacillosis

Abstract

Lactobacilli are the most abundant bacteria found in normal vaginal flora. Vaginal lactobacillosis (VL) is manifested as a very annoying, profuse white vaginal discharge, with the sensation of incessantly having wet the underwear. It is characterized by the presence of abundant and extremely longer than normal lactobacilli in vaginal wet mount preparations. The etiology is unknown and the prevalence is approximately 15%. Lactobacillosis should be differentiated from candidiasis, bacterial vaginosis and cytolytic vaginosis. The most effective treatment of VL is oral amoxicillin-clavulanate, using doxycycline as an alternative.




J Clin Gynecol Obstet. 2014;3(3):81-84
doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.14740/jcgo278e