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"Nuclei have a “ground-glass” appearance due to intranuclear viral particles and enhancement of the nuclear envelope caused by peripheral margination of chromatin.

Dense eosinophilic intranuclear (Cowdry) inclusions surrounded by a halo or clear zone are variably present and can be seen in both primary and recurrent infections.

Large multinucleated epithelial cells with molded nuclei are characteristic but may not always be present; mononucleate cells with the nuclear features described above may be the only finding."

— Nayar, R. & Wilbur, D.C. (Eds.). The Bethesda System for Reporting Cervical Cytology: Definitions, Criteria, and Explanatory Notes. 3rd ed. Springer, 2015.

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