Schuetz AN, Pritt BS, Schreiner AM.
Iodamoeba butschlii in an anal pap test confirmed by iodine stain.
Diagn Cytopathol 2013;
42:775-7. [PMID:
24167099 DOI:
10.1002/dc.23042]
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Abstract
We report the finding of Iodamoeba butschlii amebic cysts on a liquid-based anal Pap smear from an HIV-positive male. Iodine staining of the smear confirmed the diagnosis. It is important to distinguish I. butschlii from pathogenic ameobae and other organisms seen on anal Pap smears.
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