Application on male urethral cytology in diagnosis of sexually transmitted diseases

Abstract

Male urethral cytology allows rigorously study of the morphology, structural alterations of cells, microorganisms and suggestive of viruses that cause diseases and sexually transmitted infections. It has increased the number of patients in this consultation, where the couple is studied. These facts provide the framework and inspiration in carrying out this research in male patients conducted from 1998 to date a total of 4083 cases of cytology in the male urethra in the General Teaching Hospital "Dr. Agostinho Neto", allowing 17 diagnosis conditions such as: coilocíticas cells (HPV), Chlamydia infected cells, herpes simplex II, coconuts, gardnerellas, polymorphonuclear leukocytes, inflammatory processes, dysplasias. Arouses great interest in the relationship you have in inducing cancer in the cervix. It demonstrates the presence of microorganisms and viruses suggestive related to Sexually Transmitted Infections in male patients, prevent and avoid premalignant lesions of the cervix caused by the human papilloma virus, for early diagnosis in the male urethra.