06-06-2007, 12:05 PM
38. A 32-year-old woman comes to the physician because of vaginal discharge for 2 weeks. She has been sexually active with one female partner for 5 years. She has not been treated with antibiotics over the past 2 years. Her last Pap smear was 6 years ago when she was sexually active with a male partner. She has not used illicit drugs or alcohol. Examination shows a grayish vaginal discharge with a pH greater than 4.5. A wet mount preparation of the vaginal discharge is most likely to show which of the following?
A
) Budding yeast
B
) Clue cells
C
) Ferning
D
) Leukocytes in sheets
E
) Trichomonas vaginalis
A
) Budding yeast
B
) Clue cells
C
) Ferning
D
) Leukocytes in sheets
E
) Trichomonas vaginalis