<i>Aspergillus</i> in a cervico-vaginal smear of an adult postmenopausal female: An unusual case
There are several case reports documenting opportunistic fungal infection in the female genital tract, with <i>Aspergillus</i> spp being a rarely reported causative organism. We hereby report a case of <i>Aspergillus</i> infection in a 48 year-old, postmenopausal female with...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2009-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Cytology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.jcytol.org/article.asp?issn=0970-9371;year=2009;volume=26;issue=3;spage=123;epage=124;aulast=Deb |
| Summary: | There are several case reports documenting opportunistic fungal infection in the female genital tract, with <i>Aspergillus</i> spp being a rarely reported causative organism. We hereby report a case of <i>Aspergillus</i> infection in a 48 year-old, postmenopausal female with carcinoma of the cervix. She presented with features of pelvic inflammatory disease, and an initial routine cervico-vaginal smear revealed severe inflammation along with fungal bodies. The features were consistent with the presence of <i>Aspergillus</i> spp, while the background epithelial cells were negative for intraepithelial malignancy. She was offered therapy for pelvic inflammatory disease. A repeat Papanicolaou smear after two weeks was negative for intraepithelial organisms, but showed the evidence of a high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion, with biopsy confirming squamous cell carcinoma. |
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| ISSN: | 0970-9371 0974-5165 |