（20）子宮トラコーマはあるのか

Does Uterus Trachoma Exist?

　重症トラコーマ患者を含む200例の主として妊婦の子宮頸管部を病理組織学的に追求し，プロワツェック氏小体の検出と従来報告されている子宮トラコーマ組織像の有無をしらべ，前回1000例の泌尿生殖器塗抹標本の成績を報告したのを参照して，次の如く主張した。

　1）子宮頸管部の中で腟部の重層扁平上皮細胞と頸部の単層円柱上皮細胞の移行部の直下には屡々岡村—三井が報告した如き濾胞様所見を認めるので，直ちにこれを以て子宮トラコーマの病理像とすることは出来ない。

Cervical parts of uteruses of two hundred pregnant women including patients of serious tra-choma have been examined histopathologically.

Beneath the mucous membrane of the veering part of pars vaginalis and pars cervix, were often found a follicular condition, which is called uterus trachomatous tissue figure, and mem-brane infiltration. These pathological indications have no relationship with Prowazek's inclusion bady.

Not a single case of existence of Prowazek's body was found, instead the existence of analo-gous granule was recognized.

In summation, it is doubtful that the cervical part of uterus constitutes a hotbed of trachoma.