Infección por virus de papiloma humano en mujeres: hallazgos paraclínicos

objective: to describe cytological, colposcopical, histopathological findings and polymerase chain reaction in patients with infection by human papilloma virus. methods: retrospective and descriptive study. sample: 187 patients with infection by human papilloma virus. setting: out patient clinic of gynecolog, hospital universitario dr. angel larralde, valencia, edo. carabobo. results: the average age was 40.4±11.6 years. predominant cytological finding: low grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (51.7 %). the colposcopic study revealed that acetowhite epithelium (28.3 %) was the more frequent atypia. in biopsy of uterine cervix, 16.5 % had some degree of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and 2.6 % squamous cell carcinoma. 43.9 % of the women with positive polymerase chain reaction presented genotypes of high risk human papilloma virus. conclusion: it is important to make emphasis in making an annual gynecological evaluation, with at least the endo-exocervical cytology, thus to search, to treat timely and to diminish the prevalence of injuries by human papilloma virus and uterine cervical neoplasm.