title: Iodamoeba butschlii in an anal pap test confirmed by iodine stain.
abstract: We report the finding of Iodamoeba butschlii amebic cysts on a liquid-based anal Pap smear from an HIV-positive male. Iodine staining of the smear confirmed the diagnosis. It is important to distinguish I. butschlii from pathogenic ameobae and other organisms seen on anal Pap smears.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Audrey N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Schuetz
authors.forename: Bobbi S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Pritt
authors.forename: Andrew M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Schreiner
mesh_terms: D000562:Amebiasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D000656:Amoeba / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001003:Anal Canal / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007455:Iodine; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D065006:Papanicolaou Test
chemical_list: D007455:Iodine
keywords: Iodamoeba butschlii; amebae; anal Pap; iodine