Cervical human papillomavirus infection; epithelial abnormalities in human immunodeficiency virus infected women

K Papathanasiou; C Giannoulis; V Vaitsi; J Kalahanis

Cervical human papillomavirus infection; epithelial abnormalities in human immunodeficiency virus infected women

Clin Exp Obstet Gynecol. 2003;30(2-3):107-8.

Authors

K Papathanasiou¹, C Giannoulis, V Vaitsi, J Kalahanis

Affiliation

¹ 2nd Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.

PMID: 12854854

Abstract

Objective: The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of cervical infection with human papillomavirus (HPV) in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected women.

Materials and methods: Cervical Papanicolaou tests, colposcopy and biopsies were performed in 21 HIV seropositive women.

Results: Four patients (19%) had an abnormal smear test, one had CIN-II (4.7%) and three had cervical warts (14.2%).

MeSH terms

Colposcopy
Condylomata Acuminata / pathology
Condylomata Acuminata / virology
Epithelium / pathology
Female
HIV Seropositivity / complications*
Humans
Papillomaviridae*
Papillomavirus Infections / pathology*
Uterine Cervical Diseases / diagnosis
Uterine Cervical Diseases / virology*
Uterine Cervical Dysplasia / pathology
Uterine Cervical Dysplasia / virology