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DDx - sulfur granule:<ref name=asc_cockle>URL: [http://www.cytology-asc.com/cec/normal/index.htm#cockle http://www.cytology-asc.com/cec/normal/index.htm#cockle]. Accessed on: 10 April 2012.</ref> | DDx - sulfur granule:<ref name=asc_cockle>URL: [http://www.cytology-asc.com/cec/normal/index.htm#cockle http://www.cytology-asc.com/cec/normal/index.htm#cockle]. Accessed on: 10 April 2012.</ref> | ||
*Hematoidin (cockleburr) crystal - radiating crystal, refractile, classically golden-brown. | *Hematoidin (cockleburr) crystal - radiating crystal, refractile, classically golden-brown. | ||
==Bacterial vaginosis== | |||
===General=== | |||
*Benign. | |||
*Very common. | |||
*Classically associated with ''Gardnerella vaginalis''.<ref name=pmid22082330>{{Cite journal | last1 = Polatti | first1 = F. | title = Bacterial vaginosis, Atopobium vaginae and nifuratel. | journal = Curr Clin Pharmacol | volume = 7 | issue = 1 | pages = 36-40 | month = Feb | year = 2012 | doi = | PMID = 22082330 }} | |||
</ref> | |||
Clinical: | |||
*Fishy odor. | |||
Treatment: | |||
*Antibiotics (metronidazole or clindamycin).<ref name=pmid22082330/> | |||
===Cytopathology=== | |||
Features: | |||
*Clue cells. | |||
*Rod-shaped micro-organisms. | |||
===Sign out=== | |||
*Usually not reported. | |||
=Squamous intraepithelial lesions= | =Squamous intraepithelial lesions= | ||