Primary cutaneous aspergillosis is a rare disease, caused by organisms like Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus fumigatus. Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC) is a simple and well established tool for the diagnosis of mycotic infections. We report a case of forearm swelling that presented clinically as lipoma in a known case of lepromatous leprosy. It was diagnosed as primary cutaneous aspergillosis on FNAC, which was subsequently confirmed on culture. Cutaneous aspergillosis co-existing with leprosy has rarely been reported in the literature and early diagnosis of aspergillosis in immunocompromised patients is mandatory.
BT - Journal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR C1 -http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28658789?dopt=Abstract
DO - 10.7860/JCDR/2017/27864.9933 IS - 5 J2 - J Clin Diagn Res LA - eng N2 -Primary cutaneous aspergillosis is a rare disease, caused by organisms like Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus fumigatus. Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC) is a simple and well established tool for the diagnosis of mycotic infections. We report a case of forearm swelling that presented clinically as lipoma in a known case of lepromatous leprosy. It was diagnosed as primary cutaneous aspergillosis on FNAC, which was subsequently confirmed on culture. Cutaneous aspergillosis co-existing with leprosy has rarely been reported in the literature and early diagnosis of aspergillosis in immunocompromised patients is mandatory.
PY - 2017 SP - ED36 EP - ED37 T2 - Journal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR TI - Cytological diagnosis of primary cutaneous aspergillosis masquerading as lipoma in a known case of lepromatous leprosy. UR - http://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/9933/27864_CE(RA1)_F(T)_PF1(PG_SS)_PFA(PG_SS).pdf VL - 11 SN - 2249-782X ER -