Fine-needle aspiration diagnosis of primary cutaneous cryptococcosis in an immunocompetent patient: A case report

Diagnostic Cytopathology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 219-221

  Al Marzooq, Yusef M ^a   Chopra, Rajan ^a   Al Mommatten, Mohammad I ^a   Younis, Mohammad ^a   Al Mulhim, Abdulrahman S ^a   Al Hussini, Hassa ^b  

^a KING FAHAD HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

^b The General Directorate of Armed Forces Health Services   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Cryptococcosis; FNA; Skin

Indexed keywords

ALCIAN BLUE; CARMINIC ACID; MUCICARMINE; SILVER DERIVATIVE; SILVER METHENAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FUNGUS CULTURE; GIANT CELL; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALE; MULTINUCLEAR CELL; PERIODIC ACID SCHIFF STAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN INFECTION; SKIN NODULE; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS; DERMATOMYCOSES; HUMANS; MALE; SKIN;

EID: 15444379199     PISSN: 87551039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dc.20182     Document Type: Article

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