Detection of cryptococcosis in peripheral blood smear: A case report

Disseminated cryptococcosis is usually detected by cytological examination of fluids and histopathological examination of tissues and confirmed by fungal cultures. Here we report a case of unusual presence of cryptococcal organism engulfed by neutrophils and monocytes in the peripheral smear.

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Autores principales: Nayal, Bhavna, Veena, Niveditha, S, Chethan, M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2011
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3657976/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23776790
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2229-516X.91158
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spelling pubmed-36579762013-06-17 Detection of cryptococcosis in peripheral blood smear: A case report Nayal, Bhavna Veena, Niveditha, S Chethan, M Int J Appl Basic Med Res Case Report Disseminated cryptococcosis is usually detected by cytological examination of fluids and histopathological examination of tissues and confirmed by fungal cultures. Here we report a case of unusual presence of cryptococcal organism engulfed by neutrophils and monocytes in the peripheral smear. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2011 /pmc/articles/PMC3657976/ /pubmed/23776790 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2229-516X.91158 Text en Copyright: © International Journal of Applied and Basic Medical Research http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Detection of cryptococcosis in peripheral blood smear: A case report
title Detection of cryptococcosis in peripheral blood smear: A case report
title_full Detection of cryptococcosis in peripheral blood smear: A case report
title_fullStr Detection of cryptococcosis in peripheral blood smear: A case report
title_full_unstemmed Detection of cryptococcosis in peripheral blood smear: A case report
title_short Detection of cryptococcosis in peripheral blood smear: A case report
title_sort detection of cryptococcosis in peripheral blood smear: a case report
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3657976/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23776790
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