Krishnamurthy Jayashree, Nagappa Divya Kota
Department of Pathology, Medical College (VIMS), Bellary - 583 104, Karnataka, India.
J Cytol. 2010 Apr;27(2):74-5. doi: 10.4103/0970-9371.70753.
Molluscum contagiosum is a cutaneous viral infection presenting as multiple, umbilicated papules and vesicles. The cytology of molluscum contagiosum in an 11-year-old boy, which presented atypically as a solitary nodule over the right cheek, mimicking a skin adnexal tumor is reported here. Fine needle aspiration cytology plays a vital role in establishing the correct diagnosis of clinically unsuspected cases, and hence, the proper management of such lesions. The cytology of molluscum contagiosum is characterized by the presence of numerous large intracytoplasmic basophilic bodies that push the host nucleus to the periphery, giving a signet ring appearance to the superficial epidermal cells.
传染性软疣是一种皮肤病毒感染，表现为多个脐状丘疹和水疱。本文报道了一名11岁男孩的传染性软疣细胞学情况，该病例表现不典型，右侧脸颊出现一个孤立结节，类似皮肤附属器肿瘤。细针穿刺细胞学检查在对临床未怀疑病例做出正确诊断以及对这类病变进行恰当处理方面起着至关重要的作用。传染性软疣的细胞学特征是存在大量大的胞质内嗜碱性小体，这些小体将宿主细胞核推至周边，使浅表表皮细胞呈现印戒样外观。
