Cryptococcal thyroiditis: report of a case diagnosed by fine-needle aspiration cytology
| Autor: | Stylianos Lomvardias, Kamini P. Vaidya |
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| Rok vydání: | 1991 |
| Předmět: |
Pathology
medicine.medical_specialty Thyroiditis Histology endocrine system diseases Pertechnetate Pathology and Forensic Medicine chemistry.chemical_compound Cytology medicine Humans Euthyroid Blood culture Respiratory distress medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Thyroid Biopsy Needle General Medicine Cryptococcosis Middle Aged medicine.disease medicine.anatomical_structure chemistry Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 Female business |
| Zdroj: | Diagnostic cytopathology. 7(4) |
| ISSN: | 8755-1039 |
| Popis: | A 54-yr-old female diabetic presented with a febrile illness and respiratory distress associated with bilateral alveolar infiltration. The left lobe of the thyroid gland was enlarged and failed to concentrate pertechnetate. The patient was euthyroid. Cryptococcus neoformans was recognized in a fine-needle aspirate and was confirmed by culture: it was also grown in blood culture. Death was attributed to the respiratory condition. This report emphasizes the emergence of mycotic infections of the thyroid and presents an efficient method for their identification. |
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