Case 141. Herpes simplex virus infection of vulva (28 y-o F)

　 　 　 　
　
Touch smear from painful vulvar ulceration
 　
　 　 　 　

　

 　 Squamous epithelia are often multinucleated and show intranuclear inclusion bodies. Groundglass (smudgy) nuclei are characteristic (Papanicolaou).