Abstracts tagged "Gynecologic issues"

Abstract Number: 573 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2017
Subepithelial Infiltrate of the Vagina in Primary Sjogren’s Syndrome: The Cause of Vaginal Dryness?
Jolien F. van Nimwegen¹, Karin van der Tuuk², Ellen R. Klinkert², Erlin A. Haacke³, Frans G.M. Kroese¹, Harry Hollema³, Marian J. Mourits² and Hendrika Bootsma¹, ¹Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ²Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ³Pathology and Medical Biology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Women with primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS) often experience vaginal dryness. The cause of this symptom is unknown. This study compared the vaginal and cervical…
Abstract Number: 1318 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2017
Abnormal Cerviovaginal Cytology in Adolescents with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Retrospective Case Series
Jennifer Kurkowski¹, Martha Curry², Marietta deGuzman³, Jane Geyer⁴ and Oluyemisi Adeyemi-Fowode⁵, ¹Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Childrens Hospital, Houston, TX, ²Pediatric rheumatology, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Childrens Hospital, Houston, TX, ³Baylor College of Medicine, Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Houston, TX, ⁴Baylor College of Medicine, Division of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, Houston, TX, ⁵Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Childrens Hospital, Houston, TX
Background/Purpose: Guidelines recommend screening for cervical cancer in women starting at age 21 but according to the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, exceptions should…
Abstract Number: 2835 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2013
Safety Of Gardasil® Vaccine In Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
J. Patricia Dhar¹, Lynnette Essenmacher², Renee Dhar³, Ardella Magee⁴, Joel Ager⁵, Malini Venkatram¹, Harpreet Sagar¹ and Robert Sokol⁶, ¹Internal Medicine/Rheumatology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, ²Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, ³Department of Clinical and Translational Research, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, ⁴Clinical Research Center, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, ⁵Family Medicine Department, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, ⁶Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
Background/Purpose: Cervical neoplasia is increased in women with SLE presumably due to cervical infection with oncogenic Human Papillomavirus (HPV) types which persist in an immunosuppressed…