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Revision as of 15:05, 28 April 2015

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Farman Khan, MD, MRCP [2]

Causes

Common Causes


Causes by Organ System

Cardiovascular No underlying causes
Chemical / poisoning No underlying causes
Dermatologic No underlying causes
Drug Side Effect Blood thinners, breakthrough bleeding in women using hormonal birth control, copper intrauterine device , depo-Provera

hormone replacement therapy, tamoxifen, corticosteroids, chemotherapy, clomiphene, dilantin, antipsychotic drugs , antibiotics ( due to toxic epidermal necrolysis or Stevens-Johnson syndrome )

Ear Nose Throat No underlying causes
Endocrine Diabetes, hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, Cushing's syndrome, Hormone secreting adrenal and ovarian tumors
Environmental No underlying causes
Gastroenterologic Liver disease
Genetic No underlying causes
Hematologic Clotting disorders, Von Willebrand disease, thrombocytopenia or platelet dysfunction,

acute leukemia ,Some factor deficiencies, Advanced liver disease

Iatrogenic Radiation therapy
Infectious Disease Chlamydia, gonorrhea, uterine infection, genitourinary tract infection, bacterial vaginosis

sexually transmitted diseases, atrophic vaginitis

Musculoskeletal / Ortho No underlying causes
Neurologic No underlying causes
Nutritional / Metabolic No underlying causes
Obstetric/Gynecologic Adenomyosis, atrophy of the tissue lining the vagina and uterus, cervicitis, ectopic pregnancy, endometrial hyperplasia, endometritis, uterine sarcoma, first few months after the first menstrual period, first few weeks after abortion, first few weeks after delivery, intrauterine device, miscarriage, ovarian cysts, placenta previa, polycystic ovarian syndrome, retained products of conception, uterine fibroids, uterine polyps, diseases involving the vulva for example Crohn's disease, Behcet's syndrome , pemphigoid , pemphigus , erosive lichen planus , lymphoma, skin tags, sebaceous cysts, condylomata, angiokerataoma
Oncologic Cancer or precancer of the cervix , cancer or precancer of the endometrium, ovarian cancer, uterine cancer, uterine sarcoma
Opthalmologic No underlying causes
Overdose / Toxicity No underlying causes
Psychiatric No underlying causes
Pulmonary No underlying causes
Renal / Electrolyte Chronic renal disease
Rheum / Immune / Allergy No underlying causes
Sexual Sexual abuse
Trauma Sexual intercourse , sexual abuse , foreign bodies (including IUD) , pelvic trauma, Straddle injuries
Urologic Genitourinary tract infection
Dental No underlying causes
Miscellaneous Foreign body, irritation of the genital area due to bubble baths, soaps, lotions or infection, smoking,

Excessive exercise

Causes in Alphabetical Order


Treatmen

Drugs contraindicated

References

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