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==Overview==
==Overview==
Patients with chlamydia infection usually appear to be well. A [[fever]] may be present. Physical examination of women with [[chlamydia]] infection is usually remarkable for a cloudy, yellow mucoid [[cervical discharge]]; friable appearance of the cervix; and [[cervical motion tenderness]].<ref name="pmid16669564">{{cite journal| author=Miller KE| title=Diagnosis and treatment of Chlamydia trachomatis infection. | journal=Am Fam Physician | year= 2006 | volume= 73 | issue= 8 | pages= 1411-6 | pmid=16669564 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=16669564  }} </ref><ref name=abc> Chlamydia CDC Fact Sheet. CDC.http://www.cdc.gov/std/chlamydia/stdfact-chlamydia-detailed.htm#_ENREF_3. Accessed on January 11, 2016</ref> Common physical examination findings of [[chlamydia infection]] among men include a clear or white [[urethral discharge]], [[testicular pain|testicular tenderness]], and testicular swelling.<ref name="pmid16669564">{{cite journal| author=Miller KE| title=Diagnosis and treatment of Chlamydia trachomatis infection. | journal=Am Fam Physician | year= 2006 | volume= 73 | issue= 8 | pages= 1411-6 | pmid=16669564 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=16669564  }} </ref><ref name=abc> Chlamydia CDC Fact Sheet. CDC.http://www.cdc.gov/std/chlamydia/stdfact-chlamydia-detailed.htm#_ENREF_3. Accessed on January 11, 2016</ref>


==Physical Examination==
==Physical Examination==
===Appearance of the Patient===
===Appearance of the Patient===
*Patients usually appear well


===Genitourinary===
===Vital Signs===
*Cloudy, yellow mucoid discharge from the cervical os<ref name="pmid16669564">{{cite journal| author=Miller KE| title=Diagnosis and treatment of Chlamydia trachomatis infection. | journal=Am Fam Physician | year= 2006 | volume= 73 | issue= 8 | pages= 1411-6 | pmid=16669564 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=16669564  }} </ref>
*[[Fever]] may be present
*
 
===Genitourinary===
*Cloudy, yellow [[Vaginal discharge|mucoid discharge]] from the cervical os<ref name="pmid16669564">{{cite journal| author=Miller KE| title=Diagnosis and treatment of Chlamydia trachomatis infection. | journal=Am Fam Physician | year= 2006 | volume= 73 | issue= 8 | pages= 1411-6 | pmid=16669564 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=16669564  }} </ref>
*Friable appearance of cervix<ref name="pmid16669564">{{cite journal| author=Miller KE| title=Diagnosis and treatment of Chlamydia trachomatis infection. | journal=Am Fam Physician | year= 2006 | volume= 73 | issue= 8 | pages= 1411-6 | pmid=16669564 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=16669564  }} </ref>
*[[Cervical motion tenderness]] may be present<ref name=abc> Chlamydia CDC Fact Sheet. CDC.http://www.cdc.gov/std/chlamydia/stdfact-chlamydia-detailed.htm#_ENREF_3. Accessed on January 11, 2016</ref>
*Clear or white [[urethral discharge]] in men<ref name="pmid16669564">{{cite journal| author=Miller KE| title=Diagnosis and treatment of Chlamydia trachomatis infection. | journal=Am Fam Physician | year= 2006 | volume= 73 | issue= 8 | pages= 1411-6 | pmid=16669564 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=16669564  }} </ref>
*[[Testicular pain|Testicular tenderness]] and swelling may be present<ref name=abc> Chlamydia CDC Fact Sheet. CDC.http://www.cdc.gov/std/chlamydia/stdfact-chlamydia-detailed.htm#_ENREF_3. Accessed on January 11, 2016</ref>


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==Gallery==
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Maliha Shakil, M.D. [2]

Overview

Patients with chlamydia infection usually appear to be well. A fever may be present. Physical examination of women with chlamydia infection is usually remarkable for a cloudy, yellow mucoid cervical discharge; friable appearance of the cervix; and cervical motion tenderness.[1][2] Common physical examination findings of chlamydia infection among men include a clear or white urethral discharge, testicular tenderness, and testicular swelling.[1][2]

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  • Patients usually appear well

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Miller KE (2006). "Diagnosis and treatment of Chlamydia trachomatis infection". Am Fam Physician. 73 (8): 1411–6. PMID 16669564.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Chlamydia CDC Fact Sheet. CDC.http://www.cdc.gov/std/chlamydia/stdfact-chlamydia-detailed.htm#_ENREF_3. Accessed on January 11, 2016
  3. "Public Health Image Library (PHIL)".



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