Achados em anuscopias de pacientes com infecção genital pelo papilomavírus humano (HPV)

Abstract

Introduction: Anal cancer is uncommon, but its incidence has been increasing in the last 30 years, both in the United States and in other parts of the world. In addition to anal cytological examination in patients with anus lesions, patients with genital warts without anal condyloma should also undergo perianal examination for detection and treatment of subclinical lesions as a means of screening and prevention of anal cancer. Objectives: To determine the findings in anuscopy performed in women with genital HPV. Methodology: cross-sectional, observational, descriptive study conducted at the university hospital of UFS. We included patients with HPV-induced genital injury, or genital lesion without pre-cancer with confirmed HPV infection or genital cancer who agreed to participate by signing the informed consent form. Discussion: Among the various aspects analyzed among age, education, income, beginning of sexual activity, smoking, alcoholism, anal sex practice, condom use, the most relevant relation to the findings on anuscopy were the initial pathologies. low-grade injuries. Conclusion: The researched sample reflects the public attended by the University Hospital of UFS. Anuscopias were predominantly acetowhite epithelia, which implies infection or inflammation in the anal region, mostly derived from a low-grade pathological lesion