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Unusual fungal bodies in conventional cervical smears: Report of nine cases
Author(s) -
Jain Gaurav,
Singh Meeta,
Singhla Anshuja,
Das Abhijit,
Gupta Srishti,
Singh Sompal,
Jain Sanjay,
Pant Leela
Publication year - 2015
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.23179
Subject(s) - cladosporium , penicillium , medicine , aspergillus , pathology , cytology , dermatology , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , botany
Candida spp have often been reported in cervical cytology, other fungal organisms are very rare in modern literature. We report nine cases of conventional cervical smears showing Penicillium, Aspergillus, and Cladosporium spp in healthy imunocompetent females. Penicillium spp seen in four out of nine smears, Cladosporium spp alone in three out of nine smears, and Cladosporium spp along with Aspergillus spp in two out of nine smears. A detail of these nine cases is presented with discussion on importance of these structures when observed in conventional cervical smears. Awareness of such contaminants is important to differentiate from true infection for relevant therapeutic implications. A systematic step‐wise approach to such structures is also suggested. Diagn. Cytopathol. 2015;43:234–237. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.