Fine needle aspiration diagnosis of cryptococcal lymphadenitis: A window of opportunity

Autor: Suchitha S, Sheeladevi C, Sunila R, Manjunath G
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2008
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Zdroj: Journal of Cytology, Vol 25, Iss 4, Pp 147-149 (2008)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0970-9371
Popis: Cryptococcal meningitis is the most common, life-threatening, opportunistic, fungal disease in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected individuals. An expeditious diagnosis is of utmost importance because once a cryptococcal infection disseminates, it becomes life-threatening. Pulmonary, intestinal, bone marrow, and retinal involvement have been described. There are very few reports, however, of lymphadenopathy along with cryptococcal meningitis. We report here a case of cryptococcal meningitis with lymphadenitis, which was diagnosed by fine needle aspiration cytology of the involved lymph nodes.
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