Open AccessCOMPARISON OF VALIDITY OF FNACAND ZIEHL–NEELSEN STAINS IN DIAGNOSING CERVICAL TUBERCULOUS LYMPHADENITIS
Author(s) -
Aisha Qaiser,
Muhammad Babar Sohail Niazi,
Zahid Hassan,
Shahid Farroq Khattak,
Shahid Iqbal,
Sunarays Akbar
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
pakistan armed forces medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2411-8842
pISSN - 0030-9648
DOI - 10.51253/pafmj.v1i1.7928
Subject(s) - medicine , ziehl–neelsen stain , gold standard (test) , staining , tuberculous lymphadenitis , tuberculosis , pathology , lymph , cytology , radiology , sputum , acid fast
Objective: To compare the validity of FNAC & ZN staining in diagnosing tuberculous lymphadenitis taking mycobacterial culture as gold standard.
Study Design: Cross sectional study.
Place and Duration of Study: Pathology department, Fauji Foundation Hospital Peshawar, from Oct 2019 to Sep 2020.
Methodology: This study includes 100 patients with enlarged cervical lymph nodes who presented as outdoor patients. After routine baseline & radiological investigations, FNAC & ZN staining was carried out, followed by mycobacterial culture.
Results: FNAC of tuberculous patients was positive in 56 (56%) patients while 24 (24%) patients revealed posi-tive mycobacterial culture. Inpatients with positive culture, 77 (77%) were FNAC positive and 23 (23%) were negative on cytology.
Conclusion: Fine needle aspiration is more sensitive & specific test than Ziehl-Neelsen staining.