Cytology  (Gyn Infections)
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Actinomyces
       Branching Filamentous bacilli
       Acute angles and clumps
               AKA “sulfur granules”
       Assoc. w/ IUD
Candida
       Common yeast
       Pseudohyphae (Sticks)
       Small spores (stones)
       Seen in
               Post Antibiotics
               Pregnancy
               Late Luteal phase
               Birth control users
               DM
               Immune suppression
Chlamydia trachomatis
       Obligate intracellular bacteria
       Elementary bodies
       Most common non-gonococcus cervicitis
CMV
       Large cells
       Basophilic inclusions
       Perinuclear halo (“Owl’s eye”)
       “C” in “TORCH” mnemonic
Herpes
       3 Ms
               Multinucleated
               Margination
               Molding
       “ground glass” chromatin
       “Cowdry Type A” (intra nuclear eosinophilic inclusions)
       “H” in “TORCH” mnemonic
HPV
       Koilocytes
               Irregular Nuclei
               Perinuclear clearing
Lactobacillus acidophilus
       Normal vaginal flora
       Produces lactic acid
       Predominates in 2nd half of menstrual cycle
Leptothrix vaginalis
       Long and hair-like
       Aggregates when Trichomonas vaginalis is present
Molluscum contagiosum
       An STD
       Pox virus family
       Large Para basal cells w/ karyolitic nuclei
       Large Eosinophilic intracytoplasmic inclusions
Trichomonas vaginalis
       Flagellated Protozoa
Turulopsis glabrata
       Predominantly spores
       Budding encapsulated yeast