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Fine‐needle aspiration cytologic diagnosis of lymphocutaneous sporotrichosis: A case report
Author(s) -
Zaharopoulos Paul
Publication year - 1999
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(199902)20:2<74::aid-dc6>3.0.co;2-7
Subject(s) - sporotrichosis , cytology , medicine , fine needle aspiration , cytopathology , biopsy , pathology , fungal disease , fine needle aspiration cytology , dermatology
A case of lymphocutaneous sporotrichosis initially diagnosed by fine‐needle aspiration (FNA) cytology and confirmed by tissue biopsy and culture study is presented. Asteroid bodies and yeast cells with budding, highly suggestive of the disease, were seen in the cytologic and histologic preparations. The pathology of this unusual fungal disease and the role of cytology in the diagnosis are discussed. This is the first case of lymphocutaneous sporotrichosis reported in the cytologic literature as diagnosed by FNA cytology. Diagn. Cytopathol. 1999;20:74–77. © 1999 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.