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Acute cervicitis

MedGen UID:
124346
•Concept ID:
C0269061
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Acute Cervicitis; acute cervicitis; acute cervicitis (disease); cervicitis (disease), acute
SNOMED CT: Acute cervicitis (19272000)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0001081

Definition

Acute inflammation of the cervix. Clinical manifestations include mucopurulent vaginal discharge and burning sensation. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Consensus statement on concussion in sport: the 6th International Conference on Concussion in Sport-Amsterdam, October 2022.
Patricios JS, Schneider KJ, Dvorak J, Ahmed OH, Blauwet C, Cantu RC, Davis GA, Echemendia RJ, Makdissi M, McNamee M, Broglio S, Emery CA, Feddermann-Demont N, Fuller GW, Giza CC, Guskiewicz KM, Hainline B, Iverson GL, Kutcher JS, Leddy JJ, Maddocks D, Manley G, McCrea M, Purcell LK, Putukian M, Sato H, Tuominen MP, Turner M, Yeates KO, Herring SA, Meeuwisse W
Br J Sports Med 2023 Jun;57(11):695-711. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2023-106898. PMID: 37316210
Evidence-based guidelines on the therapeutic use of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS): An update (2014-2018).
Lefaucheur JP, Aleman A, Baeken C, Benninger DH, Brunelin J, Di Lazzaro V, Filipović SR, Grefkes C, Hasan A, Hummel FC, Jääskeläinen SK, Langguth B, Leocani L, Londero A, Nardone R, Nguyen JP, Nyffeler T, Oliveira-Maia AJ, Oliviero A, Padberg F, Palm U, Paulus W, Poulet E, Quartarone A, Rachid F, Rektorová I, Rossi S, Sahlsten H, Schecklmann M, Szekely D, Ziemann U
Clin Neurophysiol 2020 Feb;131(2):474-528. Epub 2020 Jan 1 doi: 10.1016/j.clinph.2019.11.002. PMID: 31901449
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease: Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention.
Curry A, Williams T, Penny ML
Am Fam Physician 2019 Sep 15;100(6):357-364. PMID: 31524362

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Pipelle Endometrial Sampling With a Full Bladder Compared With Standard Care: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Hashim E, Hong J, Woo YL, Hamdan M, Tan PC
Obstet Gynecol 2024 Jul 1;144(1):53-59. Epub 2024 May 6 doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000005597. PMID: 38703361
Identifying acute cervicitis in an era of less-frequent routine gynecologic examinations.
Allen M
JAAPA 2018 Feb;31(2):50-53. doi: 10.1097/01.JAA.0000530277.12517.69. PMID: 29369931
Cytopathological Examination and Epidemiological Study of Cervicitis in Commercial Sex Workers (CSWs) in Coal City (Enugu), Nigeria.
Efosa OB, Uwadiegwu AP
Ethiop J Health Sci 2015 Jul;25(3):225-30. doi: 10.4314/ejhs.v25i3.5. PMID: 26633925Free PMC Article
A cyto-epidemiological study on married women in reproductive age group (15-49 years) regarding reproductive tract infection in a rural community of West Bengal.
Yasmin S, Mukherjee A
Indian J Public Health 2012 Jul-Sep;56(3):204-9. doi: 10.4103/0019-557X.104233. PMID: 23229212
Prevention of infection after induced abortion: release date October 2010: SFP guideline 20102.
Achilles SL, Reeves MF; Society of Family Planning
Contraception 2011 Apr;83(4):295-309. Epub 2011 Feb 12 doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2010.11.006. PMID: 21397086

Diagnosis

Atypical presentation of herpes simplex virus 2 primary infection: a case report.
Herbin C, Jadoul P, Hosten E, Gerday A, Luyckx M, Squifflet JL, Perlepe V, Maillard C
J Med Case Rep 2024 Aug 25;18(1):393. doi: 10.1186/s13256-024-04721-x. PMID: 39182131Free PMC Article
Comparison of the AV Magnivisualizer device with colposcopy to detect cervical intraepithelial neoplasia using the Swede scoring system.
Dayal U, Gupta B, Hariprasad R, Shriya R, Rajaram S, Prasad B, Mehrotra R
Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2019 Nov;147(2):219-224. Epub 2019 Aug 13 doi: 10.1002/ijgo.12931. PMID: 31353466
Identifying acute cervicitis in an era of less-frequent routine gynecologic examinations.
Allen M
JAAPA 2018 Feb;31(2):50-53. doi: 10.1097/01.JAA.0000530277.12517.69. PMID: 29369931
Acute cervicitis and vulvovaginitis may be associated with Cytomegalovirus.
Abou M, Dällenbach P
BMJ Case Rep 2013 Apr 19;2013 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2013-008884. PMID: 23606387Free PMC Article
A cyto-epidemiological study on married women in reproductive age group (15-49 years) regarding reproductive tract infection in a rural community of West Bengal.
Yasmin S, Mukherjee A
Indian J Public Health 2012 Jul-Sep;56(3):204-9. doi: 10.4103/0019-557X.104233. PMID: 23229212

Therapy

Atypical presentation of herpes simplex virus 2 primary infection: a case report.
Herbin C, Jadoul P, Hosten E, Gerday A, Luyckx M, Squifflet JL, Perlepe V, Maillard C
J Med Case Rep 2024 Aug 25;18(1):393. doi: 10.1186/s13256-024-04721-x. PMID: 39182131Free PMC Article
Pipelle Endometrial Sampling With a Full Bladder Compared With Standard Care: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Hashim E, Hong J, Woo YL, Hamdan M, Tan PC
Obstet Gynecol 2024 Jul 1;144(1):53-59. Epub 2024 May 6 doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000005597. PMID: 38703361
Cytopathological Examination and Epidemiological Study of Cervicitis in Commercial Sex Workers (CSWs) in Coal City (Enugu), Nigeria.
Efosa OB, Uwadiegwu AP
Ethiop J Health Sci 2015 Jul;25(3):225-30. doi: 10.4314/ejhs.v25i3.5. PMID: 26633925Free PMC Article
Acute cervicitis and vulvovaginitis may be associated with Cytomegalovirus.
Abou M, Dällenbach P
BMJ Case Rep 2013 Apr 19;2013 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2013-008884. PMID: 23606387Free PMC Article
Prevention of infection after induced abortion: release date October 2010: SFP guideline 20102.
Achilles SL, Reeves MF; Society of Family Planning
Contraception 2011 Apr;83(4):295-309. Epub 2011 Feb 12 doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2010.11.006. PMID: 21397086

Prognosis

Comparison of the AV Magnivisualizer device with colposcopy to detect cervical intraepithelial neoplasia using the Swede scoring system.
Dayal U, Gupta B, Hariprasad R, Shriya R, Rajaram S, Prasad B, Mehrotra R
Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2019 Nov;147(2):219-224. Epub 2019 Aug 13 doi: 10.1002/ijgo.12931. PMID: 31353466
Acute cervicitis and vulvovaginitis may be associated with Cytomegalovirus.
Abou M, Dällenbach P
BMJ Case Rep 2013 Apr 19;2013 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2013-008884. PMID: 23606387Free PMC Article
Non-neoplastic diseases of the cervix in Nigerians: a histopathological study.
Omoniyi-Esan OG, Osasan SA, Ojo OS
Afr Health Sci 2006 Jun;6(2):76-80. doi: 10.5555/afhs.2006.6.2.76. PMID: 16916295Free PMC Article
Noncorrelating Pap tests and cervical biopsies: histological predictors of subsequent correlation.
Joste NE, Wolz M, Pai RK, Lathrop SL
Diagn Cytopathol 2005 May;32(5):310-4. doi: 10.1002/dc.20172. PMID: 15830356

Clinical prediction guides

Pipelle Endometrial Sampling With a Full Bladder Compared With Standard Care: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Hashim E, Hong J, Woo YL, Hamdan M, Tan PC
Obstet Gynecol 2024 Jul 1;144(1):53-59. Epub 2024 May 6 doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000005597. PMID: 38703361
Comparison of the AV Magnivisualizer device with colposcopy to detect cervical intraepithelial neoplasia using the Swede scoring system.
Dayal U, Gupta B, Hariprasad R, Shriya R, Rajaram S, Prasad B, Mehrotra R
Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2019 Nov;147(2):219-224. Epub 2019 Aug 13 doi: 10.1002/ijgo.12931. PMID: 31353466
Cytopathological Examination and Epidemiological Study of Cervicitis in Commercial Sex Workers (CSWs) in Coal City (Enugu), Nigeria.
Efosa OB, Uwadiegwu AP
Ethiop J Health Sci 2015 Jul;25(3):225-30. doi: 10.4314/ejhs.v25i3.5. PMID: 26633925Free PMC Article
A cyto-epidemiological study on married women in reproductive age group (15-49 years) regarding reproductive tract infection in a rural community of West Bengal.
Yasmin S, Mukherjee A
Indian J Public Health 2012 Jul-Sep;56(3):204-9. doi: 10.4103/0019-557X.104233. PMID: 23229212
Noncorrelating Pap tests and cervical biopsies: histological predictors of subsequent correlation.
Joste NE, Wolz M, Pai RK, Lathrop SL
Diagn Cytopathol 2005 May;32(5):310-4. doi: 10.1002/dc.20172. PMID: 15830356

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