title: [Vaginitis emphysematosa].
abstract: Vaginitis emphysematosa is a benign, uncommon condition characterised by the presence of gas-filled cysts beneath the vaginal epithelium. Cases has been reported in pregnant women, in patients with diseases of the cardiovascular system and in patients with Trichomonas or Gardnerella vaginitis. To date the etiology and pathogenesis have not been fully elucidated. A case of vaginitis emphysematosa in a patient with cardiovascular disease is described.
authors.affiliation: Gynaekologisk-obstetrisk afdeling patologisk institut, Københavns Amts Sygehus i Gentofte.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Settnes
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Engel
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kringelbach
mesh_terms: D004646:Emphysema / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014627:Vaginitis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology
vernacular_title: Vaginitis emphysematosa.