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Case 139. Panel: Candida and related fungi in vagina and urine
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Candida albicans, Torulopsis glabrata, Trichosporon beigelii
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Candida albicans, Torulopsis glabrata, Trichosporon beigelii, vaginitis, cystitis | ||||
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sexually transmitted infection
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| Panel 1: Candida albicans in vaginal smear Candida albicans (Papanicolaou). A chain of pseudohyphae with focal vacuolation and orange-tinted appearance are characteristic of C. albicans. |
Panel 2: Torulopsis glabrata in vaginal smear Torulopsis glabrata (Papanicolaou). A pair of capsule-forming yeasts (blastospores) stained yellowish orange are seen in the mildly inflamed background. Doederlein bacilli are retained, so that they represent a normal flora. This has been called Candida glabrata. |
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| Panel 3: Candida albicans in urine Candida albicans (Papanicolaou). Yeast form blastospores of C. albicans are seen here. The presence of the nucleus is evident. |
Panel 4: Trichosporon beigelii in urine Trichosporon beigelii (PAS). Hyphae of Trichosporon beigelii are morphologically quite similar to Candida albicans. Uneven PAS reactivity of T. beigelii gives a differential point from C. albicans. |
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