title: Crystalline bodies in Pap smear: a forgotten entity.
abstract: Crystalline bodies were detected in the Pap smear of a 34-wk pregnant woman who presented with postcoital bleeding.
authors.affiliation: Cytology Laboratory, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait. kkapila@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Kusum
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kapila
authors.forename: Ahlam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Al-Juwaiser
authors.forename: Bahiyah E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Haji
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001663:Bilirubin / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D065006:Papanicolaou Test; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D014626:Vaginal Smears
chemical_list: D001663:Bilirubin