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Unusual microbial organisms seen in two cervical smears
Author(s) -
Brimo Fadi,
Ouad Lydiai,
Brodeur Julie,
Charbonneau Michele,
Auger Ma
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
diagnostic cytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1097-0339
pISSN - 8755-1039
DOI - 10.1002/dc.21114
Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , pathology , cytology , differential diagnosis , hypha , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Very infrequently, unusual microbial organisms are encountered in routine cervical Pap tests. We herein report two such cases in two asymptomatic women. Case 1. A Pap smear of a 16‐year‐old‐female showed rare glandular cells with cytologic features consistent with Cytomegalovirus infection. Case 2. A Pap smear of a 36‐year‐old female exhibited rare fungal organisms characterized by thin septate hyphae branching into secondary branches (metulae) which carried multiple flask‐shaped philiades most consistent with Penicillium species that were “most likely representing contamination.” We discuss the cytomorphological features and the differential diagnosis and provide a brief review of the literature on these topics. Diagn. Cytopathol. 2009. © 2009 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.