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Case 140. Trichomonosis (38 y-o F)
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Cervical smear from a sexually active woman discharging fluor
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Key words : Trichomonas vaginalis, vaginitis
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sexually transmitted infection
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| Trichomonas vaginalis, stained bluish, is often attached to the glycogen-rich, orange-colored superficial-type squamous cells. Cannon ball appearance (clustering of neutrophils) is noted (Papanicolaou). | Another view showing T. vaginalis in the background of neutrophilic reaction. It's size is roughly twice of neutrophils (Papanicolaou) | |
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| Oil immersion observation of T. vaginalis discloses red-colored fine granules in the cytoplasm (Papanicolaou). | Oil immersion observation of T. vaginalis discloses vacuolated cytoplasm and an eccentrically located nucleus (Giemsa). Flagella is not clearly recognized. | |
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