Uterine cervical ulceration caused by group C streptococcal infection during pregnancy: A case report.
J Obstet Gynaecol Res
; 45(8): 1593-1596, 2019 Aug.
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| ID: mdl-31074169
ABSTRACT
Causes of cervical ulceration include infection, collagen disease, malignant tumors and external stimuli. Cervical ulceration during pregnancy is rare. We present a case of cervical ulceration caused by group C streptococcal infection during pregnancy. A 36-year-old woman (gravida 1, para 0) complained of metrorrhagia, and a circular cervical ulcer of about 1.5 cm in diameter was detected on her cervix at 37 weeks' gestation. A biopsy and a cultivation test of the ulcer were performed, and pathological diagnosis was made as suppurative inflammation, and group C streptococcal infection was detected by the cultivation test. The ulcer had expanded to about 3 cm in diameter at the onset of labor at 40 weeks' gestation. An emergency cesarean section was performed because of failed induction of labor, and she was delivered of a male baby. The ulcer became gradually smaller after delivery, and completely disappeared on the 35th day after delivery.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious
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Streptococcal Infections
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Ulcer
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Uterine Cervical Diseases
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
Language:
En
Journal:
J Obstet Gynaecol Res
Journal subject:
GINECOLOGIA
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OBSTETRICIA
Year:
2019
Document type:
Article
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