strawberry cervix

macular erythema of the uterine cervix, characteristic of vaginitis due to Trichomonas vaginalis.

A descriptor for the quasi-pathognomonic colposcopic appearance of subepithelial punctate petechiae of the cervix infected by Trichomonas vaginalis, which is variably accompanied by ‘double hairpin’ capillaries

strawberry cervix

Gynecology A descriptor for the quasi-pathognomonic colposcopic appearance of subepithelial punctate petechiae of the cervix infected by Trichomonas vaginalis, variably accompanied by 'double hairpin' capillaries.

straw·ber·ry cer·vix

(straw'ber-ē sĕr'viks)

Macular erythema of the uterine cervix, characteristic of vaginitis due to Trichomonas vaginalis.

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Physical examination may reveal mucopurulent discharge, "strawberry cervix" (colpitis macularis), cervical erythema, or cervical friability.

Parasitic infections seen in impoverished areas: the prevalence of Trichomonas vaginalis in the United States is estimated at 20 million people