Symptoms of chronic vaginal infection and microscopic condyloma in women.
The purpose of this study was to determine if women who self-reported symptoms of chronic vaginal infection might be at risk for microscopic condyloma and, therefore, in need of colposcopic examinations. The hypothesis tested was that women who report yeast-type symptom chronicity and who have yeast-negative laboratory studies will have a significant incidence of microscopic vulvar condyloma. The hypothesis was supported by the results. Findings show a need to broaden the use of the colposcope to detect condyloma in women with a chronicity of unexplained yeast-type symptoms.
Deitch
K V
KV
California State University, San Bernardino.
Smith
J E
JE
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003127:Colposcopy; D003218:Condylomata Acuminata / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014627:Vaginitis / Q000150:complications*