Cytologic identification of Donovan bodies in granuloma inguinale.
The cytologic findings in two histologically confirmed cases of granuloma inguinale are presented. The Papanicolaou staining method used in routine cytology screening proved to be suitable for the detection of the characteristic Donovan bodies in smears of the vulvar lesions.
D002157:Calymmatobacterium / Q000166:cytology*; D005260:Female; D006100:Granuloma Inguinale / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006644:Histiocytes / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000473:pathology; D013194:Staining and Labeling; D014844:Vulva / Q000382:microbiology*