Negative images of mycobacteria in aspiration biopsy smears from the lymph node of a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS): report of a case and a review of the literature

G A Ang; W M Janda; R M Novak; L Gerardo

doi:10.1002/dc.2840090317

Negative images of mycobacteria in aspiration biopsy smears from the lymph node of a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS): report of a case and a review of the literature

Diagn Cytopathol. 1993;9(3):325-8. doi: 10.1002/dc.2840090317.

Authors

G A Ang¹, W M Janda, R M Novak, L Gerardo

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, University of Illinois, Chicago 60612.

PMID: 7686095
DOI: 10.1002/dc.2840090317

Abstract

Negative images of acid-fast bacilli were observed in Diff-Quik-stained smears of lymph node aspirates from a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and disseminated Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare infection. The significance of this finding in relation to the diagnosis and treatment of this infection is discussed and the literature pertaining to this observation is reviewed.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / microbiology*
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / pathology
Adult
Biopsy, Needle*
Humans
Lymph Nodes / microbiology*
Lymph Nodes / pathology
Male
Mycobacterium avium Complex / isolation & purification*
Staining and Labeling