Open AccessAspergillus fumigatus in a fine needle aspiration of a cavitary lung lesion
Author(s) -
Li Wencheng,
Shetty Avinash K.,
Salih Ziyan T.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.1876
Subject(s) - medicine , aspergillus fumigatus , fine needle aspiration , fine needle aspiration cytology , lung , radiology , aspergillosis , cytology , lesion , pathology , biopsy , immunology
Key Clinical Message The diagnostic utility of fine needle aspiration cytology to detect a wide variety of opportunistic pulmonary infections in an immunocompromised host has been studied. Fine needle aspiration cytology techniques are safer, cost‐effective and provide rapid results.