Overview Acute cervicitis is less common than chronic cervicitis and occurs more often with puerperal infections or infected abortions. Trichomonas vaginalis, mycobacterial and gonorrhea infections are often associated with acute cervicitis. Acute cervicitis is most commonly caused by gonorrhea, a superficial infection in which the pathogen involves the mucosal glands of the cervix and spreads along the mucosal surface; other pathogens such as streptococci, staphylococci, and enterococci can cause acute cervicitis directly or secondary to endometrial infection. Streptococci and staphylococci, unlike gonococci, invade the cervix more deeply. Streptococci invading the lymphatic channels of the cervix can cause pelvic cellulitis, which is mostly seen in infected abortion or puerperal infection. Diagnosis Increased leukorrhea is the most common and sometimes the only symptom of acute cervicitis and is often purulent in nature. Because cervicitis often coexists with urethritis, cystitis or acute vaginitis, or acute endometritis, other symptoms of cervicitis are often masked, such as varying degrees of lower abdominal and lumbosacral cramps and bladder irritation. In acute gonorrheal cervicitis, there may be varying degrees of fever and leukocytosis. The infection caused by various pathogens can manifest in the form of different secretions, which can sometimes be identified by visual inspection and can be detailed in the chapter on vulvovaginal inflammation and vaginal inflammation, but it is still advisable to take cervical secretions for smear or culture for accurate diagnosis in order to target treatment. The treatment of acute cervicitis can be done with some clinical professional gynecological drugs, like Orlins Crystal’s Protein Gel, which is effective in treating gynecological inflammation. Causes 1. When gauze, cotton balls or other foreign objects are placed in the vagina for too long it is easy to induce infection causing acute cervicitis. 2. Cervical laceration secondary to childbirth or abortion is a common cause of acute cervicitis; too frequent sexual intercourse can also increase the chances of cervical infection. 3, vaginal occurrence of acute trichomonas vaginitis or mycotic vaginitis, bacterial vaginitis can also cause acute cervicitis; gonococcal infection is also often seen in acute gonococcal cervicitis. The use of highly concentrated acidic or alkaline solutions for vaginal douching or vaginal placement of corrosive drugs can damage vaginal and cervical tissues and may cause cervicitis and vaginitis. Clinical manifestations Increased leucorrhea is the most common and sometimes the only symptom of acute cervicitis and is often purulent. Because cervicitis often coexists with urethritis, cystitis or acute vaginitis and acute endometritis, it often obscures other symptoms of cervicitis, such as varying degrees of lower abdominal and lumbosacral cramps and bladder irritation. In acute gonorrheal cervicitis, there may be varying degrees of fever and leukocytosis.