Question

during a course of antibiotics for a urinary tract infection, the patient began to experience vaginal itching, burning, and leukorrhea. the patient exhibited signs of a:
a. salpingitis.
b. pregnancy.
c. fibroid tumor.
d. yeast infection.

Explanation:

Antibiotics can disrupt the normal vaginal flora, leading to overgrowth of yeast (like Candida). Symptoms like vaginal itching, burning, and leukorrhea (abnormal discharge) are typical of a yeast infection. Salpingitis is fallopian tube inflammation (not matching symptoms), pregnancy has different signs, and fibroid tumor symptoms don’t include these post - antibiotic issues.

Answer:

D. yeast infection.