The enigmatic cervix

Dermatol Clin. 1998 Oct;16(4):739-45, xii. doi: 10.1016/s0733-8635(05)70040-1.

Abstract

Because of the serious complications associated with cervicitis, detection of the clinical signs of cervicitis is paramount importance to the reproductive health of young women. This article discusses causes of infectious and noninfectious cervicitis, as well as, the interactions of cervicitis with well-known diseases.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Chlamydia Infections / diagnosis
  • Chlamydia trachomatis
  • Condylomata Acuminata / diagnosis
  • Female
  • Gonorrhea / diagnosis
  • HIV Infections / diagnosis
  • Herpes Simplex / diagnosis
  • Humans
  • Infertility, Female / etiology
  • Mycoplasma Infections / diagnosis
  • Papillomaviridae
  • Reproduction
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases / parasitology
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Bacterial / diagnosis
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral / diagnosis
  • Tuberculosis, Female Genital / diagnosis
  • Uterine Cervicitis / microbiology*
  • Uterine Cervicitis / parasitology
  • Uterine Cervicitis / virology
  • Vaginosis, Bacterial / diagnosis