[Role of cytologic examination of smears in vulvovaginal candidiasis].
Cytological examination allows one to reveal various forms of the fungus vegetation in the host, the fungus-epitheliocyte interaction to evaluate morphological state of the epithelium. The method in combination with clinical symptoms allows one to establish a differential diagnosis of genital candidiasis in 87.8% cases and to have an opinion of the disease prognosis.
Lipova
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Khachaturian
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D002181:Candidiasis, Vulvovaginal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D003581:Cytodiagnosis / Q000379:methods; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis; D014626:Vaginal Smears
Rol' tsitologicheskogo issledovaniia mazkov pri kandidoznom vul'vovaginite.