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Tummidi Santosh1, Indranil Chakrabarti2, Aparna Palit3
1Department of Pathology & Lab Medicine, AIIMS, Kalyani, West Bengal, India. born_vss@yahoo.co.in.
Background:
Fungal infection incidental detection is a common encounter in cytopathology practices. Detection of the fungal organisms and awareness of the morphological features are challenges for the cytopathologist.
Case Presentation:
We report a case of incidental detection of a fungal organism in a 67-year-old male patient with complaints of bilateral elbow joint swellings. Cytology was done and showed a fungal organism (Cladosporium sps.).
Conclusion:
Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) along with Rapid on-site evaluation (ROSE) is a rapid, minimally invasive technique used for the diagnosis and detection of various fungi / parasites leading to early and definitive treatment.
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