Granulomatous inflammation by candida presenting as a hard subcutaneous nodule: A rare case report with review of literature | Zendy

Swati Garg | Zendy; Abhijit Das | Zendy; Natasha Gulati | Zendy; Madhu Sinha | Zendy

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Granulomatous inflammation by candida presenting as a hard subcutaneous nodule: A rare case report with review of literature

Author(s) -

Swati Garg,

Abhijit Das,

Natasha Gulati,

Madhu Sinha

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

indian journal of pathology and microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 0974-5130

pISSN - 0377-4929

DOI - 10.4103/ijpm.ijpm_555_19

Subject(s) - granulomatous inflammation , medicine , nodule (geology) , pathology , inflammation , fine needle aspiration cytology , dermatology , cytology , immunology , biology , paleontology

Fungal infections are very important infectious causes of granulomatous inflammation. Isolated subcutaneous fungal infections are uncommon and only seen in immunosuppressed patients or in those with other comorbidities. Such cases are usually mistaken as noninfectious benign lesions and fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) can be used for an adequate diagnosis.

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