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Broncho‐alveolar lavage in a retro‐positive man
Author(s) -
Zaidi Ariba,
Gupta Parikshaa,
Agarwal Ritesh,
Rajwanshi Arvind
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
cytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1365-2303
pISSN - 0956-5507
DOI - 10.1111/cyt.12674
Subject(s) - medicine , leishmania , visceral leishmaniasis , cytology , leishmaniasis , pathology , bronchoalveolar lavage , disease , dermatology , immunology , parasite hosting , lung , world wide web , computer science
Leishmania is a protozoan parasite that can cause cutaneous as well as visceral disease in humans. Leishmania has been rarely demonstrated in broncho‐alveolar lavage ( BAL ), there being only a few case reports in the literature. Herein, we present a case of a young retro‐positive male with fever and cough, in whom a diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis was established on BAL cytology.