Incidental detection of Cladosporium in cytology
Tummidi Santosh, Indranil Chakrabarti, Aparna Palit, Sonakshi Srivastava
TL;DR
This paper reports a case where a fungal organism, Cladosporium, was incidentally detected in a patient's cytology sample.
Contribution
The novelty lies in highlighting the incidental detection of Cladosporium using FNAC and ROSE in a clinical setting.
Findings
Cladosporium sps. was detected in a patient with elbow joint swellings via cytology.
FNAC combined with ROSE proved effective for rapid fungal detection.
Incidental fungal detection in cytology is a notable clinical challenge.
Abstract
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. 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.). 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. The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s13000-024-01469-2.
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Taxonomy
TopicsFungal Infections and Studies · Infectious Diseases and Mycology · Antifungal resistance and susceptibility