Demonstration of parasites in toxoplasma lymphadenitis by fine-needle aspiration cytology: Report of two cases

Diagnostic Cytopathology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 11-15

  Zaharopoulos, Paul ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PARASITE ANTIGEN; PEROXIDASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTODIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHADENITIS; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXOPLASMA;

ANIMALS; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CHILD; HUMANS; LYMPHADENITIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

EID: 0033957332     PISSN: 87551039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0339(200001)22:1<11::AID-DC4>3.0.CO;2-0     Document Type: Article

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