Cytomegalovirus infection of the cervix: Morphological observations in five cases of a possibly under-recognised condition

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 57, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 691-694

  McGalie, C E ^a   McBride, H A ^a   McCluggage, W G ^a  

^a ROYAL GROUP OF HOSPITALS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL VACUOLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; CYTOPLASM; DENSITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOCUMENTATION; EOSINOPHIL; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; FIBRIN CLOT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; LYMPH FOLLICLE; MESENCHYME; MORPHOLOGY; PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SQUAMOUS CELL; UTERINE CERVICITIS; UTERINE CERVIX BIOPSY;

ADULT; BIOPSY; CAPILLARIES; CERVIX UTERI; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCLUSION BODIES, VIRAL; THROMBOSIS; UTERINE CERVICITIS;

EID: 3142552529     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2004.016162     Document Type: Review

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