Cytological diagnosis of lepromatous leprosy: A report of two cases with review of literature

The “gold standard” for the diagnosis and classification of leprosy to date, is histological examination of skin biopsy in correlation with the bacteriological indices. These are, however, time-consuming. An attempt was made to diagnose leprosy using fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) which is a...

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Autores principales: Gulati, Anchana, Kaushik, Rajni, Kaushal, Vijay
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3480773/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23112465
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-9371.101178
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Sumario:The “gold standard” for the diagnosis and classification of leprosy to date, is histological examination of skin biopsy in correlation with the bacteriological indices. These are, however, time-consuming. An attempt was made to diagnose leprosy using fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) which is a simple, safe, cost-effective and time-saving procedure with minimal trauma and complications. This case report highlights the role of FNAC in rapid diagnosis and early management, in patients of leprosy.

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