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Fine‐needle aspiration findings of the liver in a case of Q fever
Author(s) -
Greiner Timothy C.,
Mitros Frank A.,
Stapleton Jack,
Van Rybroek John
Publication year - 1992
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.2840080218
Subject(s) - medicine , fine needle aspiration , differential diagnosis , biopsy , q fever , liver biopsy , fever of unknown origin , granulomatous inflammation , cytopathology , aspiration biopsy , pathology , radiology , cytology , immunology
This report describes the cytologic findings in Q fever involving the liver in a 59‐yr‐old man. The fine‐needle aspiration findings are correlated with a surgical needle biopsy performed concurrently. Cytopathologists should include Q fever in their differential diagnosis of granulomatous inflammation. Ring granulomas, which can be seen in an aspiration biopsy, should suggest the diagnosis of Q fever. © 1992 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.