Role of fine-needle aspiration cytology in diagnosis of disseminated histoplasmosis in an immunocompetent patient: A case report

Histoplasmosis is a mycotic infection caused by dimorphic fungus, Histoplasma capsulatum. The organisms are usually found within the cells (macrophages). This organism mostly affects lungs in immunocompetent individuals and disseminated forms are seen in immunocompromised cases. Here, we describe a...

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Published in:J Cytol
Main Authors: Samantaray, Sagarika, Panda, Sasmita, Dash, Sashibhusan, Rout, Niranjan
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017
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Case Report
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5492754/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28701830
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4103/JOC.JOC_74_16
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