Pneumocystis carinii Thyroiditis diagnosis by fine needle aspiration cytology

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 307-310

  Keyhani Rofagha, Sedigheh ^a,b   Piquero, Clara ^a,c,d  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Pathology   (United States)

^c State University Medical Center   (United States)

^d Roche Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; Aspiration biopsy; Pneumocystis carinii; Thyroiditis, infectious

Indexed keywords

HERPES; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; PNEUMOCYSTIS; PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROIDITIS;

EID: 0029878470     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000333757     Document Type: Article

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