“Cannon Balls or Pus Balls” in Pap Smears: A Case Report
A 50–year old female presented with the chief complaint of a discharge per vaginum, which was there for the past 15 days. A routine PAP smear was received in the Department of Pathology, Government Medical College, Patiala, India. After its fixation and staining, it was examined under the microsco...
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| description | A 50–year old female presented with the chief complaint of a discharge per vaginum, which was there for the past 15 days. A routine
PAP smear was received in the Department of Pathology, Government Medical College, Patiala, India. After its fixation and staining, it
was examined under the microscope. It showed the Trichomonas vaginalis infection, with the neutrophils forming cannon balls at places.
Neutrophils in the PAP smear are a nonspecific finding, particularly if they are low in numbers or if they are seen in the premenstrual and the
menstrual phases. The neutrophils which are adherent to the squamous cells are called “cannon balls” or “pus balls”, which are common
in the Chlamydia infection. This case is being presented because of the presence of these rare morphological structures i.e. “cannon balls”
or “pus balls”. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2bea1c9703ea42269b5702d1557ce8e02022-12-22T03:08:35ZengJCDR Research and Publications Private LimitedJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research2249-782X0973-709X2013-08-01781715171610.7860/JCDR/2013/5799.3265“Cannon Balls or Pus Balls” in Pap Smears: A Case ReportVijay Kumar Bodal0Sarbhjit Kaur1Ranjiv Bhagat2Rupinder Kaur3Manjit Singh Bal4Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Government Medical college, Patiala, India.Senior Resident, Department of Gynaecology & Obstetrics, Government Medical college, Patiala, India.Lecturer, Department of Pathology, Government Medical College, Patiala, India.Junior Resident, Department of Pathology, Government Medical college, Patiala, India.Professor & Head, Department Pathology, Government Medical college, Patiala, India.A 50–year old female presented with the chief complaint of a discharge per vaginum, which was there for the past 15 days. A routine PAP smear was received in the Department of Pathology, Government Medical College, Patiala, India. After its fixation and staining, it was examined under the microscope. It showed the Trichomonas vaginalis infection, with the neutrophils forming cannon balls at places. Neutrophils in the PAP smear are a nonspecific finding, particularly if they are low in numbers or if they are seen in the premenstrual and the menstrual phases. The neutrophils which are adherent to the squamous cells are called “cannon balls” or “pus balls”, which are common in the Chlamydia infection. This case is being presented because of the presence of these rare morphological structures i.e. “cannon balls” or “pus balls”.https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/3265/57-%205799_PF1(M)_E(C)_F(T)_PF1(PRP)_PFA(PR)_PF3_(PUH)_B.pdfpapcannon balltrichomonas vaginalis |
| spellingShingle | Vijay Kumar Bodal Sarbhjit Kaur Ranjiv Bhagat Rupinder Kaur Manjit Singh Bal “Cannon Balls or Pus Balls” in Pap Smears: A Case Report Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research pap cannon ball trichomonas vaginalis |
| title | “Cannon Balls or Pus Balls” in Pap Smears: A Case Report |
| title_full | “Cannon Balls or Pus Balls” in Pap Smears: A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | “Cannon Balls or Pus Balls” in Pap Smears: A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | “Cannon Balls or Pus Balls” in Pap Smears: A Case Report |
| title_short | “Cannon Balls or Pus Balls” in Pap Smears: A Case Report |
| title_sort | cannon balls or pus balls in pap smears a case report |
| topic | pap cannon ball trichomonas vaginalis |
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