Clinical and Morphological Spectrum of Histoplasmosis on Cytology Along with the Review of Literature.
Cytology
Fine-needle aspiration cytology
Fungus
Histoplasma
Journal
Acta cytologica
ISSN: 1938-2650
Titre abrégé: Acta Cytol
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 0370307
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2020
2020
Historique:
received:
24
03
2020
accepted:
30
05
2020
pubmed:
24
7
2020
medline:
13
11
2020
entrez:
24
7
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The aim of the study was to study the clinical and morphological spectrum of histoplasmosis diagnosed by fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC). A total of 17 patients diagnosed with histoplasmosis on FNAC were studied over a period of 5 years. The cytology smears were studied and analysed for the cytomorphological spectrum of histoplasmosis. Among the 17 patients studied, the mean age was 51.3 years (range 6-84 years). Male-to-female ratio was 3.25:1 with 4 females and 13 males. The frequent sites of involvement were the lung (5), lymph node (4), adrenal gland (4), and skin (4). The most common cytological patterns were histiocytic collection, followed by granulomas and multinucleated giant cells. Necrosis was noted in only 4 cases. Fine needle aspiration is a highly accurate, rapid, and cheap technique for the diagnosis of histoplasmosis due to its distinct morphological features.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32702707
pii: 000509151
doi: 10.1159/000509151
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
532-538Informations de copyright
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