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A strawberry cervix may occur in trichomonas infections.

Strawberry cervix (colpitis macularis) is the result of punctate macular haemorrhages that are visible on the cervix

if occurs in cases of trichomonas infections then are visible in 1-2% of cases via the naked eye but approximately 45% on coloposcopy (1)

strawberry cervix can is not exclusively associated with trichomoniasis but study evidence suggests

strawberry cervix is the most specific clinical finding for vaginal trichomoniasis (specificity of 99%, P < .001), with a positive predictive value of 90% for the diagnosis of trichomoniasis (2)

Wolner-Hanssen P et al. Clinical manifestations of vaginal trichomoniasis.JAMA. 1989 Jan 27;261(4):571-6.

Krieger JN, Wolner-Hanssen P, Stevens C, Holmes KK. Characteristics of Trichomonas vaginalis isolates from women with and without colpitis macularis. J Infect Dis . 1990 ;161(2): 3 07-311.

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