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FIGURE 28.50. Trichomonas vaginalis in urine. Note the flagella and the spherical character of this parasite. These organisms are easily misdiagnosed as white blood cells. (Bright-field microscopy, 3400.)
FIGURE 28.50. Trichomonas vaginalis in urine. Note the flagella and the spherical character of this parasite. These organisms are easily m...
Strawberry cervix associated with trichomoniasis.
FIG. 9.16. A: Trichomonad in the vaginal discharge of a 17-year-old patient with gonococcal pelvic inflammatory disease. The flagellated protozoan is elliptical and somewhat larger than the adjacent polymorphonuclear leukocytes (2253 magnification). B: After suspension in saline solution for microscopy, trichomonads gradually become swollen and immobile. This balloon-shaped trichomonad is barely recognizable (2253 magnification).
FIG. 9.16. A: Trichomonad in the vaginal discharge of a 17-year-old patient with gonococcal pelvic inflammatory disease. The flagellated pr...