Fine-needle aspiration cytology in the diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis

Annals of Saudi Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 93-97

  Kassi, Masoom ^a   Tareen, Iqbal ^a   Qazi, Anwar ^a   Kasi, Pashtoon Murtaza ^a  

^a Bolan Med Coll Complex Hospital   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Cutaneous leishmaniasis; Fine needle aspiration biopsy; Pakistan; Sensitivity and specificity

Indexed keywords

EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; BIOPSY TECHNIQUE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EXCISION; FACE DISORDER; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; STANDARDIZATION; TIME MANAGEMENT;

EID: 1842861850     PISSN: 02564947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5144/0256-4947.2004.93     Document Type: Article

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