Does a diagnosis of atrophic vaginitis on Papanicolaou test signify the presence of inflammation?

Menopause

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 814-815

  Heller, Debra S ^a   Weiss, Gerson ^a   Bittman, Sara ^a   Goldsmith, Laura ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrophic vaginitis; Female; Neutrophils; Papanicolaou test

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATROPHIC VAGINITIS; CYTODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INVESTIGATIVE PROCEDURES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUTROPHIL; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; COMPLICATION; EVALUATION STUDY; INFLAMMATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; POSTMENOPAUSE;

ATROPHIC VAGINITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MIDDLE AGED; NEUTROPHILS; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; POSTMENOPAUSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84938873481     PISSN: 10723714     EISSN: 15300374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/GME.0000000000000393     Document Type: Article

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