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

　 　 　 　
　
Touch smear from painful vulvar ulceration
 　
　 　 　 　

　

 　 Haloed intranuclear inclusion of Cowdry's type A is infrequently encountered. Immunostaining using anti-HSV antiserum demonstrates positive signals in both the nuclei and cytoplasm (left: Papanicolaou, right: immunostaining by re-staining method).