Herpes Vulvitis

22/02/53
may express in 3 forms
1. Fully expressed….as c. acuminata
2. Minimally expressed….as koilocytes
3. Latent….no morphological changes
(detected only by molecular technique)
Moist-- appear white
frequently occur at multiple sites
Parakeratosis
papillomatosis
hyperkeratosis
Gross: Dry– appear brown
Verrucous appearance
Condyloma acuminata
May be solitary, but more of multiple and coalesce
May involve perineal, vulvar, perianal, vagina, and cervix
Acanthosis
Parakeratosis
Basal cell hyperplasia
koilocytes (perinuclear “halo”)
freq seen in upper layer of epidermis
koilocytosis (perinuclear “halo”)
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