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Cervicitis

MedGen UID:
3338
•Concept ID:
C0007860
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Cervicitis (disease)
SNOMED CT: Trachelitis (37610005); Cervicitis (37610005); Inflammation of cervix (37610005); Inflammatory disease of the cervix (37610005)
 
HPO: HP:0030160
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0002345

Definition

Inflammation of the uterine cervix. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

The role of diet and probiotics in prevention and treatment of bacterial vaginosis and vulvovaginal candidiasis in adolescent girls and non-pregnant women.
Mizgier M, Jarzabek-Bielecka G, Mruczyk K, Kedzia W
Ginekol Pol 2020;91(7):412-416. doi: 10.5603/GP.2020.0070. PMID: 32779162
Cervicitis: Etiology, diagnosis and treatment.
Ortiz-de la Tabla V, Gutiérrez F
Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin (Engl Ed) 2019 Dec;37(10):661-667. Epub 2019 Jan 7 doi: 10.1016/j.eimc.2018.12.004. PMID: 30630634
Sexually transmitted diseases treatment guidelines, 2015.
Workowski KA, Bolan GA; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
MMWR Recomm Rep 2015 Jun 5;64(RR-03):1-137. PMID: 26042815Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

An Update on Gonorrhea and Chlamydia.
Dutra K, Lazenby G
Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am 2023 Jun;50(2):299-310. Epub 2023 Apr 4 doi: 10.1016/j.ogc.2023.02.004. PMID: 37149311
Infectious Vaginitis, Cervicitis, and Pelvic Inflammatory Disease.
Shroff S
Med Clin North Am 2023 Mar;107(2):299-315. Epub 2022 Dec 26 doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2022.10.009. PMID: 36759099
Cervicitis: Etiology, diagnosis and treatment.
Ortiz-de la Tabla V, Gutiérrez F
Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin (Engl Ed) 2019 Dec;37(10):661-667. Epub 2019 Jan 7 doi: 10.1016/j.eimc.2018.12.004. PMID: 30630634
Sexually transmitted diseases treatment guidelines, 2015.
Workowski KA, Bolan GA; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
MMWR Recomm Rep 2015 Jun 5;64(RR-03):1-137. PMID: 26042815Free PMC Article
Urethritis and cervicitis in adolescents.
Simpson T, Oh MK
Adolesc Med Clin 2004 Jun;15(2):253-71. doi: 10.1016/j.admecli.2004.02.004. PMID: 15449844

Diagnosis

Infectious Vaginitis, Cervicitis, and Pelvic Inflammatory Disease.
Shroff S
Med Clin North Am 2023 Mar;107(2):299-315. Epub 2022 Dec 26 doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2022.10.009. PMID: 36759099
Cervicitis: Etiology, diagnosis and treatment.
Ortiz-de la Tabla V, Gutiérrez F
Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin (Engl Ed) 2019 Dec;37(10):661-667. Epub 2019 Jan 7 doi: 10.1016/j.eimc.2018.12.004. PMID: 30630634
Urethritis and cervicitis in adolescents.
Simpson T, Oh MK
Adolesc Med Clin 2004 Jun;15(2):253-71. doi: 10.1016/j.admecli.2004.02.004. PMID: 15449844
Microcolpohysteroscopy.
Kumar A, Kumar A
J Am Assoc Gynecol Laparosc 2004 May;11(2):131-2. doi: 10.1016/s1074-3804(05)60187-9. PMID: 15200763
The enigmatic cervix.
Sweet RL
Dermatol Clin 1998 Oct;16(4):739-45, xii. doi: 10.1016/s0733-8635(05)70040-1. PMID: 9891674

Therapy

First-trimester Procedural Abortion.
McLaren H, Hennessey C
Clin Obstet Gynecol 2023 Dec 1;66(4):676-684. Epub 2023 Sep 19 doi: 10.1097/GRF.0000000000000808. PMID: 37750678
An Update on Gonorrhea and Chlamydia.
Dutra K, Lazenby G
Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am 2023 Jun;50(2):299-310. Epub 2023 Apr 4 doi: 10.1016/j.ogc.2023.02.004. PMID: 37149311
The role of diet and probiotics in prevention and treatment of bacterial vaginosis and vulvovaginal candidiasis in adolescent girls and non-pregnant women.
Mizgier M, Jarzabek-Bielecka G, Mruczyk K, Kedzia W
Ginekol Pol 2020;91(7):412-416. doi: 10.5603/GP.2020.0070. PMID: 32779162
Mycoplasma genitalium: A Review.
Gnanadurai R, Fifer H
Microbiology (Reading) 2020 Jan;166(1):21-29. doi: 10.1099/mic.0.000830. PMID: 31329090
Gonorrhoea.
Unemo M, Seifert HS, Hook EW 3rd, Hawkes S, Ndowa F, Dillon JR
Nat Rev Dis Primers 2019 Nov 21;5(1):79. doi: 10.1038/s41572-019-0128-6. PMID: 31754194

Prognosis

2021 European guideline on the management of Mycoplasma genitalium infections.
Jensen JS, Cusini M, Gomberg M, Moi H, Wilson J, Unemo M
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2022 May;36(5):641-650. Epub 2022 Feb 19 doi: 10.1111/jdv.17972. PMID: 35182080
Cervicitis and genitourinary symptoms in women culture positive for Mycoplasma genitalium.
Korte JE, Baseman JB, Cagle MP, Herrera C, Piper JM, Holden AE, Perdue ST, Champion JD, Shain RN
Am J Reprod Immunol 2006 Apr;55(4):265-75. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2005.00359.x. PMID: 16533338
Gynecological chlamydial infections.
Weström L
Infection 1982;10 Suppl 1:S40-5. doi: 10.1007/BF01640713. PMID: 7044982
Chlamydia trachomatis: serological diagnosis.
Treharne JD
Infection 1982;10 Suppl 1:S25-31. doi: 10.1007/BF01640711. PMID: 7044980
Eroded cervix.
Kroll UM
Br Med J 1970 Jun 13;2(5710):640-3. doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.5710.640. PMID: 5429107Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Gonococcal Pelvic Inflammatory Disease: Placing Mechanistic Insights Into the Context of Clinical and Epidemiological Observations.
Xu SX, Gray-Owen SD
J Infect Dis 2021 Aug 16;224(12 Suppl 2):S56-S63. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiab227. PMID: 34396410Free PMC Article
The Efficacy of Azithromycin for the Treatment of Genital Mycoplasma genitalium: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Lau A, Bradshaw CS, Lewis D, Fairley CK, Chen MY, Kong FY, Hocking JS
Clin Infect Dis 2015 Nov 1;61(9):1389-99. Epub 2015 Aug 3 doi: 10.1093/cid/civ644. PMID: 26240201
Cervicitis and genitourinary symptoms in women culture positive for Mycoplasma genitalium.
Korte JE, Baseman JB, Cagle MP, Herrera C, Piper JM, Holden AE, Perdue ST, Champion JD, Shain RN
Am J Reprod Immunol 2006 Apr;55(4):265-75. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2005.00359.x. PMID: 16533338
Vaginal infection.
Eschenbach DA
Clin Obstet Gynecol 1983 Mar;26(1):186-202. doi: 10.1097/00003081-198303000-00023. PMID: 6340892
Chlamydia trachomatis: serological diagnosis.
Treharne JD
Infection 1982;10 Suppl 1:S25-31. doi: 10.1007/BF01640711. PMID: 7044980

Recent systematic reviews

Treatment of Mycoplasma genitalium infection in pregnancy: A systematic review of international guidelines.
Drew RJ, Eogan M
Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2024 Jul;166(1):27-34. Epub 2024 Mar 15 doi: 10.1002/ijgo.15469. PMID: 38491782
Prevalence of Mycoplasma genitalium in different population groups: systematic review andmeta-analysis.
Baumann L, Cina M, Egli-Gany D, Goutaki M, Halbeisen FS, Lohrer GR, Ali H, Scott P, Low N
Sex Transm Infect 2018 Jun;94(4):255-262. Epub 2018 Feb 9 doi: 10.1136/sextrans-2017-053384. PMID: 29440466Free PMC Article
The Efficacy of Azithromycin for the Treatment of Genital Mycoplasma genitalium: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Lau A, Bradshaw CS, Lewis D, Fairley CK, Chen MY, Kong FY, Hocking JS
Clin Infect Dis 2015 Nov 1;61(9):1389-99. Epub 2015 Aug 3 doi: 10.1093/cid/civ644. PMID: 26240201
Cytomegalovirus infection and cervical cancer: from past doubts to present questions.
Marinho-Dias J, Sousa H
Acta Med Port 2013 Mar-Apr;26(2):154-60. Epub 2013 May 31 PMID: 23809748
Microwave therapy for cervical ectropion.
Yang K, Li J, Liu Y, Ma B, Roberts H, Tan J, Tian J, Wu T, Zhang P
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2007 Oct 17;2007(4):CD006227. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006227.pub2. PMID: 17943899Free PMC Article

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