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Herpes Simplex Virus Cytopathic Effect in a Vaginal Smear

Multinucleated giant cells resembling mulberry cells in a vaginal smear: herpes simplex virus cytopathic effect observed via methylene blue microscopy.

🔬 Giant multinucleated cells resembling “mulberry cells”. Cytopathic effect of herpes virus. HSV confirmed by molecular method. Methylene blue stain, x100 magnification. Vaginal smear

🙏 The publication was kindly provided by clinical laboratory diagnostics physician Alena Azarenkova