Harrison's Practice: Mucopurulent Cervicitis

Mucopurulent Cervicitis

Definition

Mucopurulent cervicitis (MPC) is an inflammation of the columnar epithelium and subepithelium of the endocervix and of any contiguous columnar epithelium in an ectopic position on the exocervix.
- Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) account for many cases of MPC.
- MPC in women represents the "silent partner" of urethritis in men.
  - The two diseases are equally common and are often caused by the same agents.
  - MPC is more difficult to recognize.
- More than half of MPC cases in the U.S. are idiopathic.

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