Carpet beetle larval parts in Pap smears: report of two cases.
We describe the cases of two asymptomatic patients who had carpet beetle larval parts in routine cervical Pap smears. The diagnosis was made by finding pathognomonic hastisetae in the smears. The evidence suggests that contamination occurred at or around the time of sampling.
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D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001517:Coleoptera; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007814:Larva; D065006:Papanicolaou Test; D013048:Specimen Handling; D014626:Vaginal Smears