ECR 2004 – Categorical Course “Pediatric Radiology” Abstract Congenital anomalies of the female genital tract result from müllerian duct anomalies and/or abnormalities of the urogenital sinus or cloaca. Due to the close developmental relationship between the genital and the urinary tracts, association of anomalies in both systems are common. This article reviews the appearance of developmental ...

OBJECTIVES To investigate the effect that standardized instruction of the male urogenital examination had on the anxiety levels of students and to determine what influence, if any, the gender of the student had on this experience. METHODS One hundred thirty six second year medical students were asked to report their level of anxiety before and after participation in a small group teaching ses...

Emergence of chronic inflammation in the urogenital tract induced by Chlamydia trachomatis infection in females is a long-standing concern. To avoid the severe sequelae of C. trachomatis infection, such as pelvic inflammatory diseases (PID), ectopic pregnancies, and tubal infertility, antibiotic strategies aim to eradicate the pathogen even in asymptomatic and uncomplicated infections. Although...

BACKGROUND Rosacea is a common chronic inflammatory dermatosis of unclear origin. It has been associated with systemic comorbidities, but methodical studies addressing this association are lacking. OBJECTIVE We evaluated: (1) the association between rosacea and systemic comorbidities; and (2) if the severity of rosacea is impacted by comorbidities. METHODS This was a case-control study: pat...

The aim of the present study was to reveal the characteristic features of genital Chlamydia suis infection and re-infection in female pigs by studying the immune response, pathological changes, replication of chlamydial bacteria in the genital tract and excretion of viable bacteria. Pigs were intravaginally infected and re-infected with C. suis strain S45, the type strain of this species. We de...

Disorders of sex development (DSDs) are congenital anomalies that affect sexual differentiation of genitourinary organs and secondary sex characters. A common cause of female genital virilization is congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH), in which excess androgen production during development of 46XX females can result in vaginal atresia, masculinization of the urethra, a single urogenital sinus,...

OBJECTIVES The aims of this study were: to determine the incidence of concurrent infections on a serovar level; to determine the incidence of multiple anatomical infected sites on a detection and genotyping level and analyse site-specific serovar distribution; to identify tissue tropism in urogenital versus rectal specimens. METHODS Chlamydia trachomatis-infected patients in two populations w...

It is presented the results of a study on prevalence, structure, and trends in urogenital diseases adult population Osh Region Kyrgyzstan for period between 2010 2019. Official statistics morbidity provided by National Statistical Committee Kyrgyz Republic are used as materials study. Information main indices characterizing selected summarized, dynamic statistical analysis data performed. The d...