Open Access′Unstained′ and ′de stained′ sections in the diagnosis of chromoblastomycosis: A clinico-pathological study
Author(s) -
Sateesh S Chavan,
Mohan H Kulkarni,
J H Makannavar
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
indian journal of pathology and microbiology/indian journal of pathology and microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.217
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5130
pISSN - 0377-4929
DOI - 10.4103/0377-4929.72021
Subject(s) - chromoblastomycosis , grocott's methenamine silver stain , pathology , lesion , medicine , biopsy , staining
Diagnosis of chromoblastomycosis is frequently missed for many reasons: (1) rarity of the lesion (2) requirement of careful search for diagnostic 'sclerotic' bodies which are often sparse in clinical material such as tissue and exudates (3) often they elicit tissue reactions such as verrucous lesion and micro abscesses, misleading the diagnosis (4) lack of 'clinical suspicion'.