Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in immunocompetent hosts is generally asymptomatic or may present as a mononucleosic syndrome. Its association with acute cervicitis and vulvovaginitis has rarely been reported. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Most cases are asymptomatic or present with vaginal discharge, intermenstrual bleeding, dyspareunia or postcoital bleeding. Sometimes, this benign condition may present in unusual forms proving to be a diagnostic problem for clinicians. [liebertpub.com]

The endocervical canal and ectropion (cervical ectopy), if present, are lined by columnar epithelial cells. [accessmedicine.mhmedical.com]

• Pelvic Pain

  Symptoms may include purulent discharge, pelvic pain, bleeding between periods or after sexual intercourse, or urinary problems. [hopkinsmedicine.org]

  A 24-year-old woman presented with pelvic pain, vulvodynia, abnormal vaginal discharge, burning with urination, fatigue, fever, vomiting and diarrhoea. The vulva and cervix were red with vesicular lesions on the cervix. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

  ‘Chlamydial infection can cause urethritis, cervicitis, pelvic inflammatory disease, and result in ectopic pregnancy, infertility, and chronic pelvic pain in women.’ [en.oxforddictionaries.com]

  These are the most common symptoms of cervicitis: Discharge that contains pus Pelvic pain Bleeding between periods or after sex Urinary problems Infections within the vagina are easily passed to the cervix. [urmc.rochester.edu]

• Metrorrhagia

  The symptoms include leukorrhea, low back pain, hypogastric pain, dyspareunia, dysmenorrhea, dysuria, urinary frequency and urgency, metrorrhagia, and cer-vical dystocia. [generalhealthtopics.com]

(See Etiology and Workup.) [1] Signs of chlamydial cervicitis on speculum examination may include mucopurulent endocervical discharge and spontaneous or easily induced endocervical bleeding or any zones of ectopy. [emedicine.medscape.com]

Cervicitis Treatment You may not need treatment for cervicitis if a sexually transmitted infection is not the cause. [webmd.com]

Treatment for cervicitis includes antibiotics and the treatment of sexual partners. Next steps Tips to help you get the most from a visit to your health care provider: Before your visit, write down questions you want answered. [hopkinsmedicine.org]

Empiric treatment is also suggested for women with no identifiable pathogen on testing. Treatment can be deferred until the confirmatory tests are available for women at lower risk of STIs. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

If you have an STI, you’ll need treatment to heal cervicitis. There’s no standard treatment for cervicitis. [healthline.com]

Outlook (Prognosis) Most of the time, simple cervicitis usually heals with treatment if the cause is found and there is a treatment for that cause. Most of the time, cervicitis does not cause any symptoms. [mountsinai.org]

Prognosis of Chronic Cervicitis The prognosis of Chronic Cervicitis is good with treatment and this condition usually resolves after the cause is identified and treated properly. [epainassist.com]

Prognosis Mild chronic cervicitis usually responds to local therapy in 4-8 weeks; more severe chronic cervicitis may require 2-3 months of treatment. [generalhealthtopics.com]

The prognosis of Chronic Cervicitis with adequate treatment is generally good. [dovemed.com]

Presentation Symptoms vaginal discharge pelvic pain erythematous cervical os Physical exam pain on palpation friability when obtaining sample for culture Evaluation DNA probe detects Chlamydia and N. gonorrhoeae Wet mount detects T. vaginalis Pap smear Prognosis [step1.medbullets.com]

Outlook (Prognosis) Most of the time, simple cervicitis usually heals with treatment if the cause is found and there is a treatment for that cause. Most of the time, cervicitis does not cause any symptoms. [mountsinai.org]

[…] from that caused by infectious etiologies. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

This article focuses on the infectious etiologies of cervicitis. (See Etiology.) [emedicine.medscape.com]

Citobacteriologic examination of secretions is useful to detect the etiology of the cervical infection. [doctortipster.com]

The epidemiological study revealed that acute cervicitis are predominant 7(5.9%) and 2(1.7%) are chronic cervicitis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] endometritis, salpingitis, pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) or chorioamnionitis Infectious causes include gonococci, Chlamydia, Mycoplasma, HSV Terminology Also called lymphofollicular cervicitis, follicular cervicitis, chronic lymphocytic cervicitis Epidemiology [pathologyoutlines.com]

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Article navigation Departments of Epidemiology and Global Health, Center for AIDS and STD, University of Washington School of Public Health, Seattle Correspondence: Lisa E. [doi.org]

このアイテムのアクセス数: 175 このアイテムの引用には次の識別子を使用してください: http://hdl.handle.net/2433/116960 タイトル: STDとしての男子尿道炎・子宮頸管炎の疫学的・治療学的研究 - NY-198(Lomefloxacin)による検討 - その他のタイトル: Epidemiological and therapeutic study on urethritis of male and cervicitis from viewpoint of STD [repository.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp]

Prevalence Present in 14–37% of outpatients (3) Etiology and Pathophysiology Cervicitis: Often, no specific etiology is identified. [unboundmedicine.com]

Welcome to PT 635 Pathophysiology of Complex Patient Problems This is a wiki created by and for the students in the School of Physical Therapy at Bellarmine University in Louisville KY. [physio-pedia.com]

Pathophysiology: Because the female genital tract is contiguous from the vulva to the fallopian tubes, there is some overlap between vulvo-vaginitis and cervicitis. [csh.org.tw]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Trichomoniasis – CDC fact sheet. Available at http://www.cdc.gov/std/trichomonas/STDFact-trichomoniasis.htm. Accessed: October 24, 2012. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [emedicine.medscape.com]

STD prevention: why limit ourselves to just an ounce? S D Med. 2015;Spec No:53-7. [PubMed: 25985610] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Latex and polyurethane condoms are the best types of condoms to use to help prevent pregnancy and STIs. [healthlinkbc.ca]

STD Testing, Prevention, and Treatment of Cervicitis The best way to prevent the development of cervicitis is by making sure to receive a routine pap smear on a regular basis. [womens-health.co.uk]