PMC9122725_01
(a) Two large (10 to 30 mum) fungal organisms at intermediate magnification. (b) Multiple large (10 to 30 mum) fungal organisms, some with peripheral daughter buds (2 to 4 mum) at high magnification. Background intermediate and superficial squamous epithelial cells provide valuable size references (cervicovaginal cytology, ThinPrep, Papanicolaou stain 400x (a), 600x (b)).
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They performed Gomori methenamine silver (GMS) and periodic acid-Schiff (PAS) stains (Figures 1-3). They also retrieved 2 previous Pap test slides from this patient from their archival files.
(a) Multiple globular and large (10 to 30 mum) fungal organisms. (b) Single large rounded fungal element with numerous asymmetrically distributed peripheral daughter buds (2 to 4 mum), morphology confirmed as Cokeromyces recurvatus. In close proximity are superficial and intermediate squamous epithelial cells (cervicovaginal cytology, ThinPrep, Papanicolaou stain 1000x (a, b)).
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They performed Gomori methenamine silver (GMS) and periodic acid-Schiff (PAS) stains (Figures 1-3). They also retrieved 2 previous Pap test slides from this patient from their archival files.
(a) Single large C. recurvatus fungal microorganism with multiple peripheral daughter buds. (b) Another organism with 2 peripheral daughter buds with background squamous epithelial cells (cervicovaginal cytology, ThinPrep, Gomori methenamine silver stain 1000x (a), periodic acid-Schiff stain 1000x (b)).
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They performed Gomori methenamine silver (GMS) and periodic acid-Schiff (PAS) stains (Figures 1-3). They also retrieved 2 previous Pap test slides from this patient from their archival files.