Open AccessFine-needle aspiration cytology of leishmanial lymphadenitis in an HIV-reactive patient: Report of a rare case
Author(s) -
Subrata Pal,
Biswajit Biswas
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
tropical parasitology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.418
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 2229-7758
pISSN - 2229-5070
DOI - 10.4103/tp.tp_61_16
Subject(s) - medicine , lymph node , visceral leishmaniasis , fine needle aspiration cytology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , leishmania , leishmaniasis , dermatology , pathology , lymphatic system , cytology , immunology , parasite hosting , world wide web , computer science
Lymphatic leishmaniasis is a rare parasitic disease even in endemic region. It is usually associated with visceral and post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis. Leishmaniasis is being increasingly recognized in association with immunodeficient patients (HIV/AIDS). However, leishmanial lymphadenitis has been rarely diagnosed by fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) of epitrochlear lymph node in an HIV patient. Cytological features of leishmanial lymphadenitis in an HIV-reactive patient have been rarely addressed in previous literature. We present the FNAC of a case of leishmanial lymphadenitis in epitrochlear lymph node in the case of an HIV-reactive patient with visceral leishmaniasis.