Trichomonas

Question 1

What causes Trichomoniasis?

Answer 1

T. vaginalis, a sexually transmitted protozoan parasite that is a frequent cause of vaginitis.

Question 2

How does Trich present?

Answer 2

This is typically aymptomatic in men, and may be in women too or may present with pruritis and a profuse, frothy, yellow vaginal discharge. Urethral colonization may cause urinary frequency or dysuria.

Question 3

Notice the granular appearance

Answer 3

These are picked up commonly in Pap smears inside squamous cells!

Question 4

What is this?

Answer 4

Genital Herpes simplex marked by margination of chromatin, molding, multi-nucleations, and glassy-like inclusions in the epithelial cells