Molluscum-like bodies in a conventional Pap test. The cytology is characterized by the presence of numerous large intracytoplasmic eosinophilic waxy bodies that tend to push the faintly visible host nucleus toward the periphery (a). The background is bloody with a predominance of acute inflammatory cells (c,d). (Pap stain, Mag ×400). Cytomorphology of unusual infectious entities in the Pap test: Pantanowitz L - CytoJournal (2012). Not altered. CC.
Viral sexually transmitted infections are caused by viruses.
Examples of viral sexually transmitted infections include:
- Human papillomavirus
- Herpes simplex virus
- Hepatitis B virus
- Human immunodeficiency virus