A 55-year-old woman with an unexplored 1-month history of rectal bleeding presented to the emergency department abdominal pain, chills, and fever. The patient had received rituximab, a monoclonal antibody targeting CD20 antigen expressed on B cells, for rheumatoid arthritis. An computed tomography (CT) scan highlighted right perirectal collection focal sigmoiditis few diverticula (Fig. 1). Owin...

Three-site genital and extragenital screening for Mycoplasma genitalium in 102 asymptomatic Air Force members with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection revealed 19 (18.6%) cases of M. genitalium, commonly (58%) in rectal samples. Because M. genitalium is associated with both HIV acquisition and transmission, these findings suggest that it should be included in routine screening of HIV-i...

BACKGROUND Gonorrhoea, caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG), can cause reproductive morbidity, is increasingly becoming resistant to antibiotics and is frequently asymptomatic, which shows the essential role of NG test practice. In this study we wanted to compare NG diagnostic testing procedures between different STI care providers serving a defined geographic Dutch region (280,000 inhabitants)...

Introdução: O líquen escleroso (LE) é uma doença inflamatória crônica que afeta principalmente mulheres, sendo mais comum na pós-menopausa. Embora possa ocorrer em qualquer parte do corpo, frequentemente observado região anogenital. Os sintomas típicos incluem placas hipocrômicas com ou sem púrpura, equimoses, fissuras, esclerose e prurido. Enquanto o LE genital está associado a um maior risco ...

Adverse reproductive outcome before term is a polyetiological pathology associated with demographic crisis. Some adverse outcomes include perinatal and neonatal infant mortality, major morbidity mortality of children under two years, violation psychomotor physical development, cognitive disturbances disability age five. Finding ways to solve these issues remain priority. The research involved f...

Extragenital endometriosis is one of the most severe benign diseases female reproductive system, characterized by different site target organs. This pathology associated with development complications, treatment which requires a multidisciplinary approach. case report dedicated to experience treating patient history multiple surgical procedures and long-term undiagnosed deep infiltrative endome...

Lichen sclerosus (LS) is a chronic benign inflammatory disorder of skin and mucosa which affects patients of all age groups, sex and race, particularly caucasian prepubertal girls and postmenopausal women. The etiology of LS is unknown, but it has been suggested that genetic predisposition to inflammatory disorders, immunological constitutions, hormonal influences and local factors might play a...