title: Cervical human papillomavirus infection; epithelial abnormalities in human immunodeficiency virus infected women.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of cervical infection with human papillomavirus (HPV) in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected women.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cervical Papanicolaou tests, colposcopy and biopsies were performed in 21 HIV seropositive women.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Four patients (19%) had an abnormal smear test, one had CIN-II (4.7%) and three had cervical warts (14.2%).
authors.affiliation: 2nd Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Papathanasiou
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Giannoulis
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vaitsi
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kalahanis
mesh_terms: D003127:Colposcopy; D003218:Condylomata Acuminata / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology; D004848:Epithelium / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D027383:Papillomaviridae; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000473:pathology*; D002577:Uterine Cervical Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000821:virology*; D002578:Uterine Cervical Dysplasia / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology