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Osteomyelitis by Paracoccidioides brasiliensis (South American blastomycosis): Cytologic diagnosis on fine‐needle aspiration biopsy smears: A case report
Author(s) -
Fulciniti Franco,
Troncone Giancarlo,
Fazioli Flavio,
Vetrani Antonio,
Zeppa Pio,
Manco Alfredo,
Palombini Lucio
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
diagnostic cytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1097-0339
pISSN - 8755-1039
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-0339(199612)15:5<442::aid-dc18>3.0.co;2-n
Subject(s) - medicine , blastomycosis , fine needle aspiration , osteomyelitis , biopsy , paracoccidioides brasiliensis , differential diagnosis , cytology , pathology , cytopathology , surgery
A case of osteomyelitis caused by Paracoccidioides brasiliensis primarily diagnosed by means of fine‐needle aspiration biopsy is reported here in a 60‐yr‐old Italian patient who had lived in Venezuela for 40 yr. The cytologic and electron microscopic features of the exudate aspirated from a left femoral osteolytic area are described, and the differential diagnosis of this mycotic infection is discussed briefly. Diagn Cytopathol 1996;15:442–446. © 1996 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.