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Cryptococcal lymphadenitis in HIV: A chance diagnosis by FNAC
Author(s) -
Bhuyan Pallavi,
Pattnaik Kaumudee,
Kar Asaranti,
Brahma Rathish Chandra,
Mahapatra Smita
Publication year - 2013
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.21805
Subject(s) - cryptococcosis , medicine , lymph node , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , cryptococcal meningitis , disease , fine needle aspiration , feature (linguistics) , cytology , lymph , pathology , dermatology , immunology , biopsy , viral disease , linguistics , philosophy
Cryptococcosis is a life threatening, opportunistic fungal disease in human immunodeficiency virus‐infected individual. Lymph node involvement as a presenting feature in Cryptococcosis is not a common manifestation. A prompt diagnosis is of utmost importance in this disseminated form of cryptococcosis. There are very few reports, however, of cryptococcal lymphadenitis as a presenting feature. We report here a case of cryptococcal lymphadenitis that was diagnosed by fine‐needle aspiration cytology of the involved cervical lymph node. Diagn. Cytopathol. 2013. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.