Abstract:
BACKGROUND:Emphysematous vaginitis is a rare condition, characterized by the presence of multiple gas-filled cysts in the vaginal and/or exocervical mucosa. Although its etiology is not completely understood, it is self-limited, with a benign clinical course. Vaginal discharge, sometimes bloody, and pruritus are the most common symptoms. Chronic and acute inflammation can be found, and diseases that impair the immune system and pregnancy have been associated with this condition. CASE REPORT:A 48-year-old postmenopausal woman, with a history of hysterectomy with several comorbidities, presented with a 4-month history of bloody discharge and vulvar pruritus. Examination showed multiple cystic lesions, 1 to 5 mm, occupying the posterior and right lateral vaginal walls. Speculum examination produced crepitus. Vaginal wet mount was normal, except for diminished lactobacilli; results of Trichomonas vaginalis DNA test and vaginal cultures were negative. Lugol's iodine applied to the vagina was taken up by the intact lesions. Biopsy result showed typical features of emphysematous vaginitis. CONCLUSIONS:This is an unusual entity, presenting with common gynecological complaints, and both physicians and pathologists should be aware to prevent misdiagnosis and overtreatment.
journal_name
J Low Genit Tract Disjournal_title
Journal of lower genital tract diseaseauthors
Lima-Silva J,Vieira-Baptista P,Cavaco-Gomes J,Maia T,Beires Jdoi
10.1097/LGT.0000000000000092subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2015-04-01 00:00:00pages
e43-4issue
2eissn
1089-2591issn
1526-0976journal_volume
19pub_type
杂志文章abstract:OBJECTIVES:Fabric-based endocervical and exocervical biopsy tools were compared with exocervical punch biopsy and sharp endocervical curettage. We compared the level of pain reported by the patient and the amount of bleeding rated by the physician relative to the type of biopsy used. MATERIALS AND METHODS:This was a 2...
journal_title:Journal of lower genital tract disease
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1097/LGT.0b013e318234262d
更新日期:2012-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Pregnancy-related vulvar fibroadenoma of ectopic breast tissue is rare. Management involves diagnosing the mass as a fibroadenoma by physical examination and delaying excision until the postpartum period. CASE:A 31-year-old multigravid woman at 29 weeks' gestation had a right labial mass that was increasing...
journal_title:Journal of lower genital tract disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00128360-199707000-00035
更新日期:1997-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of lower genital tract disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/LGT.0b013e31822e83cf
更新日期:2012-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To determine if sites selected for colposcopic biopsy and histologically proven cervical intraepithelial neoplasia are distributed randomly across the cervix. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Data were evaluated from all patients who visited the Walter Reed Army Medical Center Colposcopy Clinic during a 20-month period...
journal_title:Journal of lower genital tract disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00128360-200501000-00008
更新日期:2005-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to examine whether high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) was more closely associated with human papillomavirus (HPV) same-genotype persistence (SGTP) versus clearance of prior infection with a subsequent infection by a new genotype (genotype switch [GS]), clearance of HP...
journal_title:Journal of lower genital tract disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/LGT.0000000000000573
更新日期:2021-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a common cause of genital discomfort in women in reproductive ages, which causes many complications. Bacterial vaginosis is usually treated by metronidazole and clindamycin. However, this protocol does not prevent its recurrence, which is a main complaint of the patients. The numbe...
journal_title:Journal of lower genital tract disease
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/LGT.0b013e31829156ec
更新日期:2014-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY:To systematically evaluate the literature regarding vulvodynia treatment outcome measures. METHODS:A systematic literature search on OVID, PubMed, and PsycINFO databases was conducted from inception until May 2016. Studies were included/excluded based on prespecified criteria. Reported outcome ...
journal_title:Journal of lower genital tract disease
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/LGT.0000000000000406
更新日期:2018-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of 3 or less quadrivalent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine doses on anogenital warts in both males and females in the United States. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We conducted a retrospective database study that included males and females aged 9 to 26 years who r...
journal_title:Journal of lower genital tract disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/LGT.0000000000000401
更新日期:2018-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:We evaluated the performance of the Papanicolaou smear in screening and diagnostic settings. STUDY DESIGN:We analyzed Papanicolaou smear results of 1,850 women recruited into a clinical trial to evaluate an emerging technology for the detection of cervical cancer. Screening and diagnosis groups were based on...
journal_title:Journal of lower genital tract disease
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.1097/LGT.0b013e31816b44bc
更新日期:2008-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to compare cervical cytologic and histologic findings between women using depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) and oral contraceptives (OCs) referred for colposcopy and to determine whether there were differences in the occurrence of false-positive cytologic finding between the 2 contrace...
journal_title:Journal of lower genital tract disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/LGT.0b013e31820eb140
更新日期:2011-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to determine rates of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) 2 or greater in high-risk, racially diverse, young women with low-grade cytology. MATERIALS AND METHODS:After institutional review board approval, a cross-sectional study of 21- to 24-year-old women with low-grade cytolog...
journal_title:Journal of lower genital tract disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/LGT.0000000000000381
更新日期:2018-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:Women living with HIV experience higher risk of cervical cancer, but screening rates in the United States are lower than recommended. The purpose of this study was to examine whether an intervention using self-sampling of cervicovaginal cells for human papillomavirus (HPV) with results counseling would increa...
journal_title:Journal of lower genital tract disease
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1097/LGT.0000000000000195
更新日期:2016-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To compare the colposcopic adequacy, colposcopic impressions, histologic sampling intent, biopsy site location, procedural complications, and difficulty of colposcopic examinations using optical and video colposcopes. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Women and men presenting consecutively for colposcopy were examined i...
journal_title:Journal of lower genital tract disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2000-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to summarize and review the evidence for the efficacy and safety of adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs) and platelet-rich plasma (PRP) for the treatment of vulvar lichen sclerosus (LS). MATERIALS AND METHODS:PubMed/MEDLINE, Ovid, Web of Science, and clinicaltrials.gov were searched fr...
journal_title:Journal of lower genital tract disease
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/LGT.0000000000000440
更新日期:2019-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:The objective of this multicenter trial was to determine the incidence of human papillomavirus (HPV) in the amniotic fluid of pregnant patients. METHODS:Fifty-three pregnant patients undergoing genetic counseling or amniocentesis for preterm labor were entered into the study. Cervical swabs and amniotic flu...
journal_title:Journal of lower genital tract disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00128360-199807000-00008
更新日期:1998-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the therapeutic efficacy and adverse events of electrofulguration for the treatment of cervical intraepithelial lesion grade 1 (CIN 1). MATERIALS AND METHODS:Women aged 19 years and older received electrofulguration for histologically proven exocervical CIN 1. They were followed up at 3, 6, and ...
journal_title:Journal of lower genital tract disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00128360-200401000-00004
更新日期:2004-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:: This study aimed to investigate correlations between a panel of biomarkers/tumor markers and high-risk (HR) human papillomavirus (HPV)-positive versus HR-HPV-negative cervical lesions. MATERIALS AND METHODS:: The study included 188 women who consecutively attended a colposcopy clinic because of PAP smears ...
journal_title:Journal of lower genital tract disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/LGT.0b013e318215170c
更新日期:2011-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to assess clinical and histopathologic characteristics of symptomatic women who underwent a nondiagnostic biopsy of the inner vulva. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Consecutive nondiagnostic biopsies from medial labia minora, posterior fourchette, and vestibule obtained from symptomatic women ...
journal_title:Journal of lower genital tract disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/LGT.0000000000000366
更新日期:2018-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of lower genital tract disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/LGT.0000000000000136
更新日期:2015-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to identify the clinicopathologic features and treatment outcome of primary extramammary Paget disease of the vulva (EMPDV). MATERIALS AND METHODS:We performed a retrospective analysis of 14 patients who were treated at our center from April 1994 to November 2010. RESULTS:The mean ...
journal_title:Journal of lower genital tract disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/LGT.0000000000000063
更新日期:2015-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to compare loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) with cold knife conization (CKC) as therapeutic management procedures for women with adenocarcinoma in situ (ACIS) of the cervix. METHODS:We conducted a retrospective chart review of all patients who underwent a conization procedure w...
journal_title:Journal of lower genital tract disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/LGT.0000000000000055
更新日期:2015-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To determine guidelines for management of CIN1 by evaluating its natural history. METHODS:One hundred fifty-eight patients were diagnosed with CIN1 had colposcopy follow-up with or without cytology every three months. RESULTS:Colposcopically directed biopsy confirmed progression to CIN2 or CIN3 in 17 of 158...
journal_title:Journal of lower genital tract disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2001-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To relate aspects of online colposcopic image assessment to the diagnosis of grades 2 and 3 cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN 2+). METHODS:To simulate colposcopic assessment, we obtained digitized cervical images at enrollment after acetic acid application from 919 women referred for equivocal or minor...
journal_title:Journal of lower genital tract disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/LGT.0b013e31819308d4
更新日期:2009-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The molecular events surrounding the pathogenesis of human cervical cancer remain to be defined to a significant extent. The current study investigates the expression of two putative tumor suppressor genes p16 and Rb in cervical neoplasm. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Tissue was collected from 16 cervical intraepit...
journal_title:Journal of lower genital tract disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00128360-199710000-00008
更新日期:1997-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to highlight that colposcopic vaginal patterns are not specific, unlike cervical colposcopic patterns, and to provide a simpler classification of vaginal colposcopic patterns. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A total of 223 patients who underwent colposcopy with Schiller test were assessed (hierarchica...
journal_title:Journal of lower genital tract disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/LGT.0b013e318237ec82
更新日期:2012-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of lower genital tract disease
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/LGT.0b013e31825c31dd
更新日期:2012-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to conduct a representative survey of human papillomavirus (HPV) prevalence and its genotype distribution in invasive anal cancer specimens in the United States. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Population-based archival anal cancer specimens were identified from Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, and Michi...
journal_title:Journal of lower genital tract disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/LGT.0b013e31827ed372
更新日期:2013-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:The aims of this study are to analyze a cohort of women with vulvovaginal symptoms and positive cultures for non-albicans Candida (NAC) to determine whether yeast was responsible for their symptoms and to evaluate the mycological effectiveness of various regimens. METHODS:This observational study was perfor...
journal_title:Journal of lower genital tract disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/LGT.0000000000000126
更新日期:2016-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:This cross-sectional study was intended to assess the association between immunohistochemical analysis of p16 and fragile histidine triad (FHIT) and the presence of precancerous cervical lesions. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Women seen at Pérola Byington Hospital, São Paulo, Brazil, with histologically confirmed ce...
journal_title:Journal of lower genital tract disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/LGT.0b013e31802efb9e
更新日期:2007-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To compare the results of cold knife conization (CKC) and loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia to determine if excisional method has effects on pathologic interpretation. METHODS:Retrospective review of the perioperative medical records of patients who had a C...
journal_title:Journal of lower genital tract disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/LGT.0b013e31817ff940
更新日期:2009-01-01 00:00:00