We report the isolation of Neisseria meningitidis, characterized as B:NT:P1.7, from a female patient's genital tract in an outpatient clinic for HIV care. The gynecology clinic, as part of the follow up, collects specimens from all patients with HIV infection for routine exams and for early laboratory detection of sexually transmitted diseases . A Gram-negative diplococcus was isolated from the...

Metastatic carcinoma from colorectal cancer to the uterine cervix is rare. We report a case of metastatic carcinoma from a right colon cancer to the cervix with vaginal extension 3 years after primary treatment. Our report highlights the importance of immunohistochemical analysis to determine the origin of uterine cervix cancer in the event of adenocarcinoma in a patient with a history of color...

Background An immunosuppressive state had been identified in women with persistent infection by the human papillomavirus (HPV), characterized by high levels of interleukin (IL)10 at cervix level [1]. The present study analyzed the association of SNPs in the regulatory region of the IL10 gene with the risk of developing squamous intraepithelial lesions of the cervix (SIL) and cervical cancer (CC...

The association between cervix cancer and cigarette smoking was examined among 332 white cases and 1725 white controls. Cases were of lower socioeconomic status (SES) and smoked more than controls. After adjustment for both age and SES, no significant association was observed between cervix cancer and cigarette smoking. Many variables related both to cigarette smoking and to known risk factors ...

background and objective: microscopic evaluation of cervicovaginal smears (pap smear) plays an essential role in detection of preneoplastic and neoplastic lesions of uterine cervix. a wide spectrum of changes is seen in pap smears. interpretation of intermediate changes which resulting in observation of so- called ascus is difficult. ascus is defined as a cellular change that is more marked tha...

background: cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in the world among women and human papilloma virus (hpv) plays a major role in its development. the aim of this study was to determine the frequency of hpv type 16 and 18 in cervical discharge by polymerase chain reaction (pcr) method in women with atypical biopsy or papsmear. method: this case- control study was performed on women i...

T here are two ways by which a baby can come into this world: vaginally or by Cesarean delivery. Although the developmental paths that result in either vaginal or Cesarean birth a.re highly diverse and very similar at the same time, the actual indication of whether a pregnant woman has to undergo surgery is usually clear. In most cases, Cesarean deliveries are performed for obstetric, fetal, or...

the present study was conducted to see the effect of non-specific genital infections and ovulatory disturbances on clinical signs of oestrusnamely oestrus duration, tonicity of uterus, relaxation of cervix and persistence of follicle. the mean values of oestrus duration, tonicity of uterus and relaxation of cervix varied significantly (p

The female genital tract is an infrequent site of metastasis. Diagnosis of metastatic extragenital malignancy to the cervix on cervical-vaginal smear is extremely rare. We performed review of the database with diagnosis of malignant neoplasm metastatic to the uterine cervix between 2006 and 2011. These examples of metastatic extragenital malignancies to the cervix are lymphoma, and two colorect...

To clarify the role of leucocytes in human cervical ripening and dilatation, cervical biopsies were obtained from six non-pregnant women, eight women undergoing early termination of pregnancy, 18 pregnant women undergoing elective Caesarean section at term (both with and without a ripe cervix as determined by Bishop score) and 11 women after term vaginal delivery. Leucocytes were localised by i...