Department of Pathology, Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi, India.
Department of Microbiology, Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi, India.
Diagn Cytopathol. 2021 Jul;49(7):E269-E272. doi: 10.1002/dc.24702. Epub 2021 Feb 1.
Alternaria alternata is dematiaceous fungi affecting mainly immunocompromised host. It generally causes cutaneous infection in humans, but can cause fatal disease. Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) has not been used widely for the diagnosis of dematiaceous fungi. Here, we present a case of Alternaria alternata in an immunocompetent patient diagnosed on cytology and culture.
链格孢属是一种暗色真菌，主要影响免疫功能低下的宿主。它通常会导致人类皮肤感染，但也可能导致致命疾病。细针抽吸细胞学（FNAC）尚未广泛用于暗色真菌的诊断。在这里，我们报告了一例免疫功能正常的患者中链格孢属的病例，该病例通过细胞学和培养得到诊断。
