Cervicitis classification
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Prince Tano Djan, BSc, MBChB [2]
Overview
Cervicitis may be classified according to the etiology as infectious or noninfectious. The infectious causes are Gonococcal, C. trachomatis and Herpes. Examples of the non-infectious causes are traumatic injury to the cervix, chemical exposure; douching, latex, contraceptive creams, systemic inflammation like Behcet syndrome as well as radiation exposure.
Classification
Cervicitis may be classified according to the etiology as follows:
Infectious vs non-infectious
Some of the infectious causes are Gonococcal, C. trachomatis and Herpes. Examples of the non-infectious causes are traumatic injury to the cervix, chemical exposure; douching, latex, contraceptive creams, systemic inflammation like Behcet syndrome as well as radiation exposure.