Cervicitis. Chlamydia or Gonorrhea?

Cervicitis may or may not be due to an STD such as chlamydia or gonorrhea, the initial management depends on a woman's risk for STDs. For women at risk, treatment without laboratory confirmation should be undertaken.

Reiter's disease is a complication of untreated chlamydial infection (this patient). The clinical manifestations of Reiter's syndrome include acute arthritis/arthralgia, lower uro-genital tract inflammation, mucocutaneous inflammatory lesions and conjunctivitis. Urethritis is common in Reiter's syndrome. Acute Reiter's syndrome can also be accompanied by systemic symptoms such as fever, malaise, anorexia and weight loss.

Reiter's disease is a complication of untreated chlamydia infection (this patient). The clinical manifestations of Reiter's syndrome include acute arthritis/arthralgia, lower uro-genital tract inflammation, mucocutaneous inflammatory lesions and conjunctivitis. Acute Reiter's syndrome can also be accompanied by systemic symptoms such as fever, malaise, anorexia and weight loss. (Direct chlamydia infection in the eyes causes similar conjunctivitis.)