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| Acute inflammation (PMNs) | | Acute inflammation (PMNs) | ||
| Sexually transmitted | | Sexually transmitted | ||
| <ref>WMSP | | <ref name=Ref_WMSP446>{{Ref WMSP|446}}</ref> | ||
| [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Trichomonas_pap_test.jpg T. vaginalis - Pap stain (WC)], [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pap_test_trichomonas.JPG Trichomonas - Pap stain (WC)] | | [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Trichomonas_pap_test.jpg T. vaginalis - Pap stain (WC)], [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pap_test_trichomonas.JPG Trichomonas - Pap stain (WC)] | ||
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| Should prompt removal of IUD, if present. | | Should prompt removal of IUD, if present. | ||
| <ref>WMSP | | <ref name=Ref_WMSP446>{{Ref WMSP|446}}</ref> | ||
| [http://www.sas.upenn.edu/~jbryson/webpics/Actinomycetes3.jpg Actinomycetes (upenn.edu)] | | [http://www.sas.upenn.edu/~jbryson/webpics/Actinomycetes3.jpg Actinomycetes (upenn.edu)] | ||
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Features: | Features: | ||
*Low power: grey blob with a nucleus. | *Low power: grey blob with a nucleus. | ||
**Size: approximately 30 micrometres.<ref>WMSP | **Size: approximately 30 micrometres.<ref name=Ref_WMSP446>{{Ref WMSP|446}}</ref> | ||
**Shape: usually oval, may have teardrop-shaped. | **Shape: usually oval, may have teardrop-shaped. | ||
**Flagellum - hair-thin locomotive stucture, usu. barely visible at 200X - '''diagnostic feature'''. | **Flagellum - hair-thin locomotive stucture, usu. barely visible at 200X - '''diagnostic feature'''. | ||
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==Herpes simplex virus== | ==Herpes simplex virus== | ||
Features:<ref>WMSP | Features:<ref name=Ref_WMSP446>{{Ref WMSP|446}}</ref> | ||
#Early: Large "ground-glass" nuclei - nuclei with hazy & uniformly dull appearance. | #Early: Large "ground-glass" nuclei - nuclei with hazy & uniformly dull appearance. | ||
#Late: multi-nucleation with moulding of nuclei and nuclear inclusions surrounded by a clear halo. | #Late: multi-nucleation with moulding of nuclei and nuclear inclusions surrounded by a clear halo. | ||
==Actinomycetes== | ==Actinomycetes== | ||
*Presence should prompt removal of intrauterine device (IUD), if present.<ref>WMSP | *Presence should prompt removal of intrauterine device (IUD), if present.<ref name=Ref_WMSP446>{{Ref WMSP|446}}</ref> | ||
*Gram-positive bacteria | *Gram-positive bacteria | ||
===Cytopathology=== | ===Cytopathology=== | ||
Features:<ref>WMSP | Features:<ref name=Ref_WMSP446>{{Ref WMSP|446}}</ref> | ||
*Clusters of cocci in chains. | *Clusters of cocci in chains. | ||
**Hyphae-like appearance/"filamentous". | **Hyphae-like appearance/"filamentous". | ||