Intracellular amastigotes in fine‐needle aspiration cytology of cutaneous leishmaniasis
Key Clinical Message We report a case of 45‐year‐old farmer who presented with solitary crateriform non healing ulcer with crust over left dorsal hand. FNAC of lesion showed intracellular round to oval amastigotes within macrophage on giemsa stain. This simple diagnostic method could be utilized as...
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| author | Prajwal Pudasaini Sagar GC Sushil Paudel |
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| description | Key Clinical Message We report a case of 45‐year‐old farmer who presented with solitary crateriform non healing ulcer with crust over left dorsal hand. FNAC of lesion showed intracellular round to oval amastigotes within macrophage on giemsa stain. This simple diagnostic method could be utilized as a diagnostic tool in resource poor setting. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dd0e6fbe01364d9a910ed6a089388cd92023-05-25T05:58:40ZengWileyClinical Case Reports2050-09042023-05-01115n/an/a10.1002/ccr3.7377Intracellular amastigotes in fine‐needle aspiration cytology of cutaneous leishmaniasisPrajwal Pudasaini0Sagar GC1Sushil Paudel2Civil Service Hospital Kathmandu NepalCivil Service Hospital Kathmandu NepalCivil Service Hospital Kathmandu NepalKey Clinical Message We report a case of 45‐year‐old farmer who presented with solitary crateriform non healing ulcer with crust over left dorsal hand. FNAC of lesion showed intracellular round to oval amastigotes within macrophage on giemsa stain. This simple diagnostic method could be utilized as a diagnostic tool in resource poor setting.https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.7377cutaneous leishmaniasisFNACintracellular amastigotes |
| spellingShingle | Prajwal Pudasaini Sagar GC Sushil Paudel Intracellular amastigotes in fine‐needle aspiration cytology of cutaneous leishmaniasis Clinical Case Reports cutaneous leishmaniasis FNAC intracellular amastigotes |
| title | Intracellular amastigotes in fine‐needle aspiration cytology of cutaneous leishmaniasis |
| title_full | Intracellular amastigotes in fine‐needle aspiration cytology of cutaneous leishmaniasis |
| title_fullStr | Intracellular amastigotes in fine‐needle aspiration cytology of cutaneous leishmaniasis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Intracellular amastigotes in fine‐needle aspiration cytology of cutaneous leishmaniasis |
| title_short | Intracellular amastigotes in fine‐needle aspiration cytology of cutaneous leishmaniasis |
| title_sort | intracellular amastigotes in fine needle aspiration cytology of cutaneous leishmaniasis |
| topic | cutaneous leishmaniasis FNAC intracellular amastigotes |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.7377 |
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