Comparison of Staining Characteristics of Papanicolaou Stain and May-Grünwald-Giemsa Stain in Tzanck Smear Cytology

Introduction: Although the skin is more readily accessible to the cytological examination than any other organ, cytodiagnosis is much less frequently used in dermatology. Tzanck smears are routinely stained with May-Grünwald-Giemsa (MGG) stain. But, Papanicolaou (PAP) stain is known to yield pol...

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Main Authors: BN Kumarguru, HN Shruthi, AS Ramaswamy, V Shiva Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2021-06-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
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Online Access:https://www.jcdr.net/articles/PDF/15013/48711_F[IK]_PF1(AGSK)_Redo_[SK]_PFA(KM)_PB(AG_KM)_PN(KM).pdf