Case report
Year : 2015 Month : July Volume : 4 Issue : 3 Page : 48 - 50 Full Version

Significance of Unusual Microorganisms in Cervicovaginal Smears – A Tripod of Cases
Apaparna Narasimha, Thomas Alex Kodiatte, Harendra Kumar ML, Narayanswamy S
1. Professor, Department of Pathology, Sapthagiri Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Bangalore, India. 2. Assistant Professor, Pathology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India. 3. Professor and HOD of Pathology, Sri Devraj Urs Academy of Higher Education and Research, Kolar, India. 4. Professor and HOD of OBG, Sri Devaraj Urs Academy of Higher Education and Research, Kolar, India.
 
Correspondence Address :
Apaparna Narasimha, Thomas Alex Kodiatte, Harendra Kumar ML, Narayanswamy S,
Dr. Aparna Narasimha,
No. 22, “Moyenvilla”, Moyenville Road, Langford Town, Bangalore - 560025,India.
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ABSTRACT
: The commonly employed screening test for detection of cervical carcinoma is Pap smear examination. However, it can also be used for screening cervico-vaginal infections. Several micro-organisms are encountered in Pap smears such as bacteria, fungi, parasites etc. The occurrence of few such organisms may be rare and when encountered should be reported with caution for several reasons such as to avoid unnecessary toxic anti-fungal therapy. Chlamydia is a sexually transmitted disease. The infection with Chlamydia and trichomonas may show changes in cells which mimic malignancy. So in our case report, we present three such cases and discuss the importance of reporting them.
Keywords : Aspergillus, Chlamydia, Leptothrix, Pap smear, Trichomonas vaginalis
DOI and Others : DOI: NJLM/2015/12779:2051 Date of Publishing: Jul 01, 2015 Financial OR OTHER COMPETINGIN TERESTS: None.
 
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