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Two cases of nocardiosis diagnosed by fine‐needle aspiration cytology: Role of special stains
Author(s) -
Gupta Nalini,
Srinivasan Radhika,
Kumar Rajiv,
Chakrabarti Arunaloke
Publication year - 2011
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/dc.21441
Subject(s) - medicine , nocardiosis , stain , fine needle aspiration , nocardia , cytology , pathology , cytopathology , fine needle aspiration cytology , staining , biopsy , biology , genetics , bacteria
Nocardiosis, a suppurative disease caused by aerobic actinomycetes, is a common opportunistic infection in immunocompromised patients. Unless, the infection is suspected, the diagnosis of Nocardia is tedious and difficult, as these are thin filamentous bacilli, which stain negatively on routine cytological stains. We present two such cases diagnosed on fine‐needle aspiration cytology and discuss the importance of performing the modified Ziehl–Neelsen stain in such cases. Diagn. Cytopathol. 2011. © 2010 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.