Cryptococcal lymphadenitis in HIV: A chance diagnosis by FNAC | Zendy

Bhuyan Pallavi | Zendy; Pattnaik Kaumudee | Zendy; Kar Asaranti | Zendy; Brahma Rathish Chandra | Zendy; Mahapatra Smita | Zendy

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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.

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