Fine needle aspiration of lymphadenopathy in visceral leishmaniasis

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 286-290

  Sah, Shatrughan Prasad ^a,c   Prasad, Rajniti ^a   Raj, Gita Ashok ^a,b  

^a B P KOIRALA INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Nepal)

^b SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL   (India)

^c c/o Dr M Mahto ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aspiration biopsy, fine needle; Leishmaniasis, visceral; Lymphadenitis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMASTIGOTE; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYTOPATHOLOGY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; GIANT CELL; HISTIOCYTE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LYMPHADENITIS; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MACROPHAGE; MALE; PLASMA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMEAR; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

NASO HEXACANTHUS;

EID: 18744404796     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000326151     Document Type: Article

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