Open AccessCytological diagnosis of lepromatous leprosy: A report of two cases with review of literature
Author(s) -
Anchana Gulati,
Rajni Kaushik,
Vijay Kaushal
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of cytology/journal of cytology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.267
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 0974-5165
pISSN - 0970-9371
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9371.101178
Subject(s) - medicine , leprosy , lepromatous leprosy , gold standard (test) , fine needle aspiration cytology , cytology , dermatology , biopsy , surgery , radiology , pathology
The "gold standard" for the diagnosis and classification of leprosy to date, is histological examination of skin biopsy in correlation with the bacteriological indices. These are, however, time-consuming. An attempt was made to diagnose leprosy using fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) which is a simple, safe, cost-effective and time-saving procedure with minimal trauma and complications. This case report highlights the role of FNAC in rapid diagnosis and early management, in patients of leprosy.