[Pathology of the uterine cervix. Infectious lesions of the endocervix and exocervix].

Bioptic findings from the region of the endo- and exocervix of the uterus were analyzed in a retrospective study covering the years 1988-1990. The series studied consisted of 366 women. Infectious processes in the cervix were evaluated in this first part of the study. Over the period investigated, 155 cases of cervicitis were established. Of these 56 (36.2 %) were acute bacterial, 17 (10.9 %) were lympho-plasmocytic (chlamydial), and 4 (2.5 %) were herpetic. The largest group of 78 (50.3 %) patients had HPV induced lesions. Koilocytic dysplasia was grouped into three grades according to severity. Mild dysplasia occurred in 16 patients (22 %), intermediate in 19 patients (26 %) and severe dysplasia in 37 patients (52 %). (Fig. 6, Ref. 15.).