Answer to Case 573

Answer to theParasite Case of the Week 573:Giardia duodenalis(a.k.a.G. lamblia, G. intestinalis) cystsThis is the third time I ' ve seen this finding in an anal pap smear - each time it was an unexpected, incidental finding. Despite this being a stain not commonly used in the parasitology laboratory, all of the key morphologic features including the nuclei, central axonemes, and curved median bodies, can be seen.
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