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Fine‐needle aspiration biopsy of disseminated sporotrichosis: A case report

2008; Wiley; Volume: 36; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/dc.20777

8755-1039

Renê Gerhard, Patrícia Carrasco de Moscoso, Tatiana Villas Boas Gabbi, Neusa Yuriko Sakai Valente,

Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases

Abstract In this report, we describe a case of disseminated sporotrichosis that was diagnosed by fine–needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB). The cytologic smears exhibited a large number of macrophages, few polymorphonuclear neutrophils and numerous round or oval, sometimes elongated, isolated and scattered yeast‐like structures localized extracellularly or inside macrophages. These structures were clearly visualized by Giemsa and Papanicolaou methods. Cultures from skin biopsy material revealed fungal colonies which were subsequently identified as Sporothrix schenckii . The cytologic aspects, the correlation with histologic findings and the differential cytologic diagnosis were reviewed. Diagn. Cytopathol. 2008;36:174–177. © 2008 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.