Cytopathology of Fungal Infections

Purpose Fungal infections are common in clinical cytopathology practice. They may be identified in a wide variety of cytopathology samples. Diagnosis is challenging and awareness of their morphological features is important. The purpose of this review is to briefly outline the salient cytomorphologi...

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Published inCurrent fungal infection reports Vol. 15; no. 3; pp. 81 - 92
Main Authors Kundu, Reetu, Srinivasan, Radhika
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Springer US 2021
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Clinical Mycology Lab Issues (S Challa
Cytopathology
Diagnosis
Fungal infections
Infectious Diseases
Internal Medicine
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Occupational Medicine/Industrial Medicine
Pneumology/Respiratory System
Section Editor
Topical Collection on Clinical Mycology Lab Issues
Tropical Medicine
Mucormycosis
Cytopathology
Histoplasmosis
Fungal infections
Aspergillosis
Cryptococcosis
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Summary:Purpose Fungal infections are common in clinical cytopathology practice. They may be identified in a wide variety of cytopathology samples. Diagnosis is challenging and awareness of their morphological features is important. The purpose of this review is to briefly outline the salient cytomorphological findings of fungal infections in the right clinical context to enable an accurate diagnosis. Recent Findings This review article will highlight the role of the well-known and the recently emerging fungal infections, their nomenclature and cellular reaction that is evident on cytopathology specimen. The differential diagnoses are discussed. Summary Accurate diagnosis of fungal infections of cytopathology specimen is important for their clinical management and successful outcome.
ISSN:1936-3761
1936-377X
DOI:10.1007/s12281-021-00417-7