The cytological diagnosis of
Bronchoalveolar lavage
Infectious diseases
Pneumocystis carinii
Pneumocystis jiroveci
Journal
CytoJournal
ISSN: 0974-5963
Titre abrégé: Cytojournal
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101231642
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2023
2023
Historique:
received:
03
03
2022
accepted:
11
04
2022
entrez:
8
2
2023
pubmed:
9
2
2023
medline:
9
2
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Immunosuppressed individuals are more prone for opportunistic infections. We analysed the clinical and detailed cytological features of 15 patients with PJP who were diagnosed on examination of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid. The mean age of the patients was 38.4 years (range 13 - 61 years). A total of seven patients were HIV positive; five patients were post renal transplant, and one patient was a known case of acute leukaemia on immunosuppression. Presence of foamy alveolar casts (FACs) was the distinctive feature and was noted in 14 out of 15 cases. We detected 14 out of 15 cases accurately in BAL fluid cytology. BAL cytology is one of the important modes of investigations which can detect PJP infection. The history of fever, cough, immunosuppression, bilateral haziness in the radiography of lung and the characteristic alveolar cast indicate the possibility of PJP infection. Cytology can provide early diagnosis and can reduce the mortality of immunocompromised patients.
Identifiants
pubmed: 36751555
doi: 10.25259/Cytojournal_5_2022
pii: 10.25259/Cytojournal_5_2022
pmc: PMC9899465
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
2Informations de copyright
© 2023 Cytopathology Foundation Inc, Published by Scientific Scholar.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors declare no potential conflicts of interest.
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