Cytological diagnosis of cryptococcosis in a biliary specimen: Report of a rare case with brief review of literature

Cytopathology. 2019 Mar;30(2):249-252. doi: 10.1111/cyt.12626. Epub 2018 Oct 3.

Authors

Neeta Kumar¹, Ruchika Gupta², Shahin Sayed³, Zahir Moloo³, Rodney Adam⁴, Revathi Gunturu⁴, Smita Devani⁵

Affiliations

¹ Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India.
² National Institute of Cancer Prevention and Research, Noida, India.
³ Department of Pathology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya.
⁴ Department of Microbiology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya.
⁵ Department of Gastroenterology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya.

PMID: 30153349
DOI: 10.1111/cyt.12626

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Cryptococcosis / diagnosis*
Cryptococcosis / microbiology
Cryptococcosis / mortality
Cryptococcosis / urine
Cryptococcus neoformans / isolation & purification*
Cryptococcus neoformans / pathogenicity
Cytodiagnosis*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Pneumonia / microbiology*
Pneumonia / mortality