FINE-NEEDLE ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY OF ADRENAL CRYPTOCOCCOSIS - A CASE-REPORT

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作者
POWERS, CN [1 ]
RUPP, GM [1 ]
MAYGARDEN, SJ [1 ]
FRABLE, WJ [1 ]
机构
[1] VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIV,MED COLL VIRGINIA,DIV HLTH SCI,DEPT PATHOL,SURG & CYTOPATHOL SECT,RICHMOND,VA 23298
关键词
CRYPTOCOCCUS; FUNGUS; YEAST; ADRENAL; FINE-NEEDLE ASPIRATION;
D O I
10.1002/dc.2840070123
中图分类号
R446 [实验室诊断]; R-33 [实验医学、医学实验];
学科分类号
1001 ;
摘要
A case of adrenal cryptococcosis diagnosed by fine-needle aspiration biopsy cytology in a 58-yr-old man is presented. The organisms were easily seen with routine modified Wright stain (Diff-Quik) as variably sized yeasts, some with a brightly eosinophilic capsule. The diagnosis was confirmed with mucicarmine and silver stains. The identification of fungi with routine cytologic stains allows a rapid presumptive diagnosis of the infectious agent, collection of material for confirmatory special stains, and prompt initiation of therapy.
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