Title
Isolated vasculitis of the cervix presenting as vaginal discharge
UMMS Affiliation
Meyers Primary Care Institute
Publication Date
2004-04-18
Document Type
Article
Subjects
Vasculitis; Cervix Uteri; Vaginal Discharge
Disciplines
Health Services Research | Primary Care
Abstract
A 44-year-old woman previously in excellent health presented with clear vaginal discharge. Pelvic examination revealed a friable cervix that showed small-vessel necrotizing vasculitis on cone biopsy. She had no clinical evidence of systemic vasculitis or any connective tissue disease. Laboratory findings of inflammation (raised erythrocyte sedimentation rate and thrombocytosis) returned to normal after the cone biopsy. She has been symptom-free for over 2 years after the cone biopsy and a subsequent hysterectomy that failed to reveal uterine vasculitis. Localized vasculitis of the cervix can present as vaginal discharge or menorrhagia without evidence of vasculitis elsewhere and does not require systemic therapy.
DOI of Published Version
10.1097/01.rhu.0000120980.70622.f2
Source
J Clin Rheumatol. 2004 Apr;10(2):89-91. Link to article on publisher's site
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Journal of clinical rheumatology : practical reports on rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases
Related Resources
PubMed ID
17043474
Repository Citation
Banerjee S, Nason FG, Yood RA. (2004). Isolated vasculitis of the cervix presenting as vaginal discharge. Meyers Primary Care Institute Publications. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.rhu.0000120980.70622.f2. Retrieved from https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/meyers_pp/354