title: Age-related frequency of viral lesions and their association with uterine cervical intraepithelial neoplasia.
abstract: Data collection forms of 50,165 routine smears were examined, and of these 47,577 were considered for this study. Viral cytological lesions (VL) were observed in 101 cases: of these, 19 were associated with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia. The total frequency of VL was 0.21%, with the peak in the teenager group (0.49%). The frequency of CIN among VL showed an overall frequency of 18.8%: this was null under 21 years of age and highest (50%) between 51 and 60 years of age. The frequency of VL in relation to clinical provenance of patients and the season of the year did not attain significance.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D003218:Condylomata Acuminata / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006558:Herpes Genitalis / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000453:epidemiology; D011230:Precancerous Conditions / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012621:Seasons; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014626:Vaginal Smears