[Vaginitis emphysematosa]
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A Settnes1, P J Engel, M Kringelbach
1Gynaekologisk-obstetrisk afdeling patologisk institut, Københavns Amts Sygehus i Gentofte.
Ugeskrift for Laeger
|July 20, 1992
Abstract:
Vaginitis emphysematosa is a benign, uncommon condition characterised by the presence of gas-filled cysts beneath the vaginal epithelium. Cases has been reported in pregnant women, in patients with diseases of the cardiovascular system and in patients with Trichomonas or Gardnerella vaginitis. To date the etiology and pathogenesis have not been fully elucidated. A case of vaginitis emphysematosa in a patient with cardiovascular disease is described.