Aerobic vaginitis
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Aerobic vaginitis (AV) is a form of vaginitis first described by Donders et al. in 2002.[1][2] It is characterized by a more or less severe disruption of the lactobacillary flora, along with inflammation, atrophy, and the presence of a predominantly aerobic microflora, composed of enteric commensals or pathogens.[3]
Aerobic vaginitis | |
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Aerobic vaginitis: parabasal cells, absent lactobacilli and overgrowth of other bacilli, inflammation | |
Specialty | Gynecology |
It is the aerobic counterpart of bacterial vaginosis. The lack of acknowledgement of the difference between the two conditions might have led to inaccurate conclusions in several studies in the past.[4] The entity that has been described as "desquamative inflammatory vaginitis" probably corresponds to the more severe forms of aerobic vaginitis.[5]