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Herpes Sexually transmitted disease due to Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV2), less frequently by HSV1. Primary infection is usually asymptomatic. When smears have been done on a vesicle or on the borders of an ulceration, typical cytological images of herpetic infection are present. Cytopathology atlas

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