Tzanck cytology smear in diagnosis of cutaneous talaromycosis (penicilliosis)
| Autor: | Nurhafidzah Abd Rauf, Shau-Kong Lai, Lii-Jye Tan, Kaur Roshen Preet |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
0301 basic medicine
medicine.medical_specialty medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry 030106 microbiology Altered behaviour Dermatology medicine.disease Southeast asia 030207 dermatology & venereal diseases 03 medical and health sciences Penicilliosis 0302 clinical medicine Infectious Diseases Cytology Clinical diagnosis Skin biopsy Medicine Blood culture business Talaromyces marneffei |
| Zdroj: | Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology. 89:233-236 |
| ISSN: | 0973-3922 0378-6323 |
| DOI: | 10.25259/ijdvl_268_20 |
| Popis: | Talaromyces marneffei infection is an AIDS-defining illness in South and Southeast Asia. Travel-related talaromycosis is being increasingly recognized in non-endemic areas too. It is a potentially fatal infection with rapid deterioration, if left untreated. Usage of Tzanck cytology smear for rapid diagnosis of T. marneffei is rarely described. In this case study, we report a man who presented with altered behaviour, headache, fever and cutaneous lesions. Tzanck smear test, skin biopsy and blood culture showed presence of T. marneffei. The cytomorphology findings of T. marneffei in Tzanck cytology smear were described. In conclusion, Tzanck smear is a simple and inexpensive test in establishing a rapid clinical diagnosis of talaromycosis before the culture is reported. |
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