Open AccessDiagnostic utility and pitfalls of Tzanck smear cytology in diagnosis of various cutaneous lesions
Author(s) -
Hemlata Panwar,
Deepti Joshi,
Garima Goel,
Dinesh P Asati,
Kaushik Majumdar,
Neelkamal Kapoor
Publication year - 2017
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_88_16
Subject(s) - medicine , dermatology , genodermatosis , clinical diagnosis , pathology , histopathology , skin lesion , diagnostic accuracy , pediatrics , radiology , biochemistry , chemistry , gene
Tzanck smear is an old but useful test for diagnosis of cutaneous dermatoses. The aim of this study was to highlight the potential usefulness and diagnostic pitfalls of Tzanck smear for diagnosis of cutaneous dermatoses and infections.