The "gold standard" for the diagnosis and classification of leprosy to date, is histological examination of skin biopsy in correlation with the bacteriological indices. These are, however, time-consuming. An attempt was made to diagnose leprosy using fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) which is a simple, safe, cost-effective and time-saving procedure with minimal trauma and complications. This case report highlights the role of FNAC in rapid diagnosis and early management, in patients of leprosy.
BT - Journal of cytology C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23112465?dopt=Abstract DA - 2012 Jul DO - 10.4103/0970-9371.101178 IS - 3 J2 - J Cytol LA - eng N2 -The "gold standard" for the diagnosis and classification of leprosy to date, is histological examination of skin biopsy in correlation with the bacteriological indices. These are, however, time-consuming. An attempt was made to diagnose leprosy using fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) which is a simple, safe, cost-effective and time-saving procedure with minimal trauma and complications. This case report highlights the role of FNAC in rapid diagnosis and early management, in patients of leprosy.
PY - 2012 SP - 203 EP - 4 T2 - Journal of cytology TI - Cytological diagnosis of lepromatous leprosy: A report of two cases with review of literature. UR - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3480773/ VL - 29 SN - 0974-5165 ER -