Granulomatous inflammation by candida presenting as a hard subcutaneous nodule: A rare case report with review of literature
Fungal infections are very important infectious causes of granulomatous inflammation. Isolated subcutaneous fungal infections are uncommon and only seen in immunosuppressed patients or in those with other comorbidities. Such cases are usually mistaken as noninfectious benign lesions and fine-needle...
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| author | Swati Garg Abhijit Das Natasha Gulati Madhu Sinha |
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| description | Fungal infections are very important infectious causes of granulomatous inflammation. Isolated subcutaneous fungal infections are uncommon and only seen in immunosuppressed patients or in those with other comorbidities. Such cases are usually mistaken as noninfectious benign lesions and fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) can be used for an adequate diagnosis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-37f4b7de1a6f41078b361b43e3a2c8f82022-12-21T18:54:20ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology0377-49292020-01-0163464064110.4103/IJPM.IJPM_555_19Granulomatous inflammation by candida presenting as a hard subcutaneous nodule: A rare case report with review of literatureSwati GargAbhijit DasNatasha GulatiMadhu SinhaFungal infections are very important infectious causes of granulomatous inflammation. Isolated subcutaneous fungal infections are uncommon and only seen in immunosuppressed patients or in those with other comorbidities. Such cases are usually mistaken as noninfectious benign lesions and fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) can be used for an adequate diagnosis.http://www.ijpmonline.org/article.asp?issn=0377-4929;year=2020;volume=63;issue=4;spage=640;epage=641;aulast=Gargcandidafungal infectiongranulomatous inflammationsubcutaneous nodule |
| spellingShingle | Swati Garg Abhijit Das Natasha Gulati Madhu Sinha Granulomatous inflammation by candida presenting as a hard subcutaneous nodule: A rare case report with review of literature Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology candida fungal infection granulomatous inflammation subcutaneous nodule |
| title | Granulomatous inflammation by candida presenting as a hard subcutaneous nodule: A rare case report with review of literature |
| title_full | Granulomatous inflammation by candida presenting as a hard subcutaneous nodule: A rare case report with review of literature |
| title_fullStr | Granulomatous inflammation by candida presenting as a hard subcutaneous nodule: A rare case report with review of literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Granulomatous inflammation by candida presenting as a hard subcutaneous nodule: A rare case report with review of literature |
| title_short | Granulomatous inflammation by candida presenting as a hard subcutaneous nodule: A rare case report with review of literature |
| title_sort | granulomatous inflammation by candida presenting as a hard subcutaneous nodule a rare case report with review of literature |
| topic | candida fungal infection granulomatous inflammation subcutaneous nodule |
| url | http://www.ijpmonline.org/article.asp?issn=0377-4929;year=2020;volume=63;issue=4;spage=640;epage=641;aulast=Garg |
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