Single-organ vasculitis of the cervix accompanying human papillomavirus infection

Gozukucuk M., Gursoy A. Y., Kankaya D., Atabekoglu C.

INTERVENTIONAL MEDICINE AND APPLIED SCIENCE, no.2, pp.93-95, 2016 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.1556/1646.8.2016.2.111
  • Journal Name: INTERVENTIONAL MEDICINE AND APPLIED SCIENCE
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.93-95
  • Keywords: cervical intraepithelial neoplasia, single-organ vasculitis, human papillomavirus, polyarteritis nodosa, uterine cervix, FEMALE GENITAL-TRACT
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Single-organ vasculitis (SOV) has rarely been reported to involve the female genital tract but mostly the uterine cervix. A 39-year-old woman was diagnosed to have a high-grade cervical intraepithelial lesion and was treated by large loop excision of the transformation zone. Histopathological evaluation of the excised specimen confirmed the diagnosis of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade III accompanied by human papillomavirus infection. The excised second specimen showed the evidence of vasculitis of medium-sized vessels of the cervix, which is a quite rare form of SOV. It seems to be important to be aware of the localized form of polyarteritis nodosa limited to the female genital tract to prevent unnecessary immunosuppressive therapies.