Open AccessFine needle aspiration cytology of cysticercosis: A study of 30 cases
Author(s) -
Subhash Bhardwaj,
Gousia Rather
Publication year - 2019
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/joc.joc_77_17
Subject(s) - medicine , cysticercosis , histopathology , fine needle aspiration , taenia solium , fine needle aspiration cytology , biopsy , cytology , pathology , cytopathology , radiology
Cysticercosis is a systemic parasitic disease caused by larval stage of Taenia solium. It is the most common parasitic disease worldwide. It is potentially a dangerous systemic disease with variable clinical manifestations. It can be diagnosed by radiological imaging and serology but demonstration of parasitic larva by cytology or histopathology is still the gold standard. Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) plays an important role in prompt diagnosis of this disease.