Fulciniti F, Troncone G, Fazioli F, Vetrani A, Zeppa P, Manco A, Palombini L
Cytopathology Laboratory and Service, Faculty of Medicine, University of Naples Federico II, Italy.
Diagn Cytopathol. 1996 Dec;15(5):442-6. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0339(199612)15:5<442::AID-DC18>3.0.CO;2-N.
A case of osteomyelitis caused by Paracoccidioides brasiliensis primarily diagnosed by means of fine-needle aspiration biopsy is reported here in a 60-yr-old Italian patient who had lived in Venezuela for 40 yr. The cytologic and electron microscopic features of the exudate aspirated from a left femoral osteolytic area are described, and the differential diagnosis of this mycotic infection is discussed briefly.
本文报道了一例由巴西副球孢子菌引起的骨髓炎病例,该病例主要通过细针穿刺活检确诊。患者为一名60岁的意大利人,曾在委内瑞拉生活40年。文中描述了从左股骨溶骨区吸出的渗出物的细胞学和电子显微镜特征,并简要讨论了这种真菌感染的鉴别诊断。