strawberry cervix

strawberry cervix

macular erythema of the uterine cervix, characteristic of vaginitis due to Trichomonas vaginalis.
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
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
Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.

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.
McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

straw·ber·ry cer·vix

(straw'ber-ē sĕr'viks)
Macular erythema of the uterine cervix, characteristic of vaginitis due to Trichomonas vaginalis.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
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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

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