A Case of Cryptococcal Lymphadenitis in HIV: A Chance Diagnosis by Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology

A 15 years old boy was presented with inguinal lymphadenopathy. The fine needle aspiration of lymph node revealed budding yeast cells and Cryptococcus neoformans was isolated on culture of the aspirate. On further investigations, patient was found to be Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) positi...

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Main Authors: Rashmi K. Patil, S. Aruna, Kittur S. K., Mantur B. G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences University 2014-07-01
Series:Journal of Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences University
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Online Access:http://www.jkimsu.com/jkimsu-vol3no2/JKIMSU,%20Vol.%203,%20No.%202,%20July-Dec%202014%20Page%20122-125.pdf