Sunday, September 7, 2014

Case of the Week 317

The following was seen on a Pap-stained endocervical smear.  Identification?


Thanks to Dr. Audrey Schuetz who donated this case!
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8 comments:

  1. AnonymousSeptember 8, 2014 at 5:13 PM

    Interesting object, morphology not consistent with parasites. Would appreciate any suggestion.

    Florida Fan

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 9, 2014 at 8:05 AM

    Fiberglass? --bks

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  3. AnonymousSeptember 9, 2014 at 10:11 PM

    Fiberglass fiber with resins?

    Wan Hafiz

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  4. UnknownSeptember 10, 2014 at 7:34 AM

    not a human parasite, however I have no idea what it actually is, just what it isn't.

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  5. AnonymousSeptember 10, 2014 at 11:16 AM

    Not a human parasite...maybe a fiber from a tampon?

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  6. AnonymousSeptember 11, 2014 at 5:12 AM

    A fiber with droplets from stain stuck to it

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  7. AnonymousSeptember 11, 2014 at 1:59 PM

    contaminate

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  8. AnonymousSeptember 12, 2014 at 2:51 PM

    Artifact Lee

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