Loa loa presenting in a ThinPrep® Pap test™: Case report and review of parasites in cervicovaginal cytology specimens

Edward B. Stelow; Stefan E. Pambuccian; Ricardo H. Bardales; Charles P. Cartwright; Christopher J. Reif; Michael W. Stanley

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Loa loa presenting in a ThinPrep® Pap test™: Case report and review of parasites in cervicovaginal cytology specimens

Edward B. Stelow, Stefan E. Pambuccian, Ricardo H. Bardales, Charles P. Cartwright, Christopher J. Reif, Michael W. Stanley

Family Medicine and Community Health (Twin Cities)

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Abstract

Parasites other than Trichomonas vaginalis may occasionally present in Pap tests obtained during gynecologic examination. We present a case of Loa loa found on a Pap test from an apparently healthy 19-yr-old woman who had immigrated to the US at the age of 15 from Cameroon. We discuss the cytologic features from this case and then briefly review Loa loa and the presence of parasites in Pap tests and other cervicovaginal specimens.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	167-171
Number of pages	5
Journal	Diagnostic Cytopathology
Volume	29
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/dc.10347
State	Published - Sep 1 2003

Keywords

Cameroon
Cervicovaginal smear
Cytology
Loa loa
Pap test
Parasite

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