Cervical dysplasia on cervicovaginal Papanicolaou smear among HIV-1-infected pregnant and nonpregnant women. Women and Infants Transmission Study.

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Cervical dysplasia on cervicovaginal Papanicolaou smear among HIV-1-infected pregnant and nonpregnant women. Women and Infants Transmission Study.

J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr Hum Retrovirol. 1999 Mar 1;20(3):300-7. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/99174799
Stratton P; Gupta P; Riester K; Fox H; Zorrilla C; Tuomala R; Eriksen N; Vajaranant M; Minkoff H; Fowler MG; National Institute of Child Health and Human Development,; Bethesda, Maryland 20982-1862, USA. Pamela_Stratton@nih.gov

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To assess the association of squamous intraepithelial lesions (SIL) on cervicovaginal Papanicolaou (Pap) smear among women infected with HIV-1 and their pregnancy status, and historical and clinical factors. METHODS: Study enrollment Pap smears of 452 pregnant and 126 nonpregnant HIV-infected women had cytologic evaluation. The rates of SIL were compared with pregnancy status, immunosuppression, presence of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and demographic features. RESULTS: Rates of low grade SIL were similar for pregnant and nonpregnant HIV-1-infected women (17% and 23.8%, respectively; p = .09). Of them, 12 women, 9 pregnant and 3 nonpregnant, had high grade SIL. None had invasive cervical cancer. Low CD4 percentage (odds ratio, [OR] = 3.8; 95% confidence interval [CI], 2.0-7.3) and inflammation (OR = 2.8; 95% CI, 1.8-4.3) were associated with SIL. An association between herpes simplex and SIL (OR = 3.3; 95% CI, 1.1-9.5) was less certain due to clinical diagnosis and low prevalence of herpes simplex (17 of 456 women). CONCLUSIONS: Pap smears for a cohort of HIV-infected pregnant and nonpregnant women revealed a high prevalence of LGSIL but a low prevalence of HGSIL and no cases of cervical cancer. Although pregnancy may not affect the rate of Pap smear abnormalities, SIL is associated with immunosuppression, cervical inflammation, and herpes simplex. Closer surveillance of HIV-1-infected women with these risk factors may be warranted.

Keywords: JOURNAL ARTICLE Adolescence Adult Cervix Neoplasms/*COMPLICATIONS/IMMUNOLOGY/PATHOLOGY Female Human HIV Infections/*COMPLICATIONS/IMMUNOLOGY/PATHOLOGY Pregnancy *Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/IMMUNOLOGY/PATHOLOGY Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. Vaginal Smears
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