Significance of mild cytologic atypia in women infected with human immunodeficiency virus.

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Significance of mild cytologic atypia in women infected with human immunodeficiency virus.

Obstet Gynecol. 1996 Apr;87(4):515-9. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96179700
Wright TC Jr; Moscarelli RD; Dole P; Ellerbrock TV; Chiasson MA; Vandevanter N; Department of Pathology, College of Physicians and Surgeons of; Columbia University, New York, New York, USA.

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) in women who are infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and who have mild cytologic atypia. METHODS: As part of an ongoing, prospective study of cervical disease in HIV-infected women, Papanicolaou smears were analyzed cross-sectionally for the diagnosis of mild cytologic atypia. RESULTS: Mild cytologic atypia was diagnosed in 112 (25%) of the 453 HIV-infected women enrolled in this study, compared with 36 (9%) of the 401 HIV-uninfected women (odds ratio [OR] 3.3, 95% confidence interval [CI] 2.2-5.1; P < .001). Mild cytologic atypia was diagnosed more frequently in HIV-infected women with lower CD4+ T-lymphocyte counts (chi2 for trend, P = .015) and in those with a history of an abnormal Papanicolaou smear or treatment for cervical disease (OR 3.0, 95% CI 1.2-7.6; P = .008). Coexistent CIN was detected by colposcopically directed biopsy in 42 (38%) of the 112 HIV-infected women with mild cytologic atypia, compared with five (14%) of the 36 HIV-uninfected women (OR 3.7, 95% CI 1.3-11.9; P = .008). Severe inflammation with associated epithelial reparative atypia was diagnosed in 90 (20%) of the HIV-infected women and in 87 (22%) of the HIV-uninfected women. Coexistent CIN was detected in 12% of the HIV-infected women with severe inflammation and associated epithelial reparative atypia, compared with 2% of the HIV-uninfected women with this cytologic diagnosis (OR 5.9, 95% CI 1.2-23; P = .01). CONCLUSION: Mild cytologic atypia, a frequent diagnosis on Papanicolaou smears from HIV-infected women, is associated with CIN. We recommend that all HIV-infected women with mild cytologic atypia be referred for colposcopy.

Keywords: Adult Biopsy Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia/*DIAGNOSIS Cervix Diseases/PATHOLOGY Cervix Neoplasms/*DIAGNOSIS Cervix Uteri/*PATHOLOGY Colposcopy Female Human HIV Infections/*PATHOLOGY Prospective Studies Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. Vaginal Smears JOURNAL ARTICLE
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