Cytodiagnosis of Scalp Lesions

Scalp lesions and hair loss.

17-year-old white male complained of scalp problems for the preceding 8 months. Initially he developed a painful lesion, which looked like a blood blister, on the right posterior crown. It was believed to be a wrestling injury and was treated with topical antiseptics. This patient was an expert wrestler and competed frequently. At some point his tinea pedis (athlete’s foot) was treated with ter...

Imaging Characterization of scalp and skull lesions

Cytodiagnosis of Pleural Effusions

THERE are several varieties of pleural effusion where an examination of the cells in the fluid is as a rule unnecessary. These are the various forms of purulent effusion or empyema. Pus is pus all the world over, and its main scientific interest is not to be found in the cells which it contains, but in the organisms which cause its production and are to be found in it. It makes a great deal of ...

History of cytodiagnosis.

Cytodiagnosis of histoid leprosy.

This paper presents cytomorphological features of the histoid variety of lepromatous leprosy. Fine needle aspiration of a lepromatous nodule showed cytological features consistent with those of histoid leprosy. Simultaneously, a biopsy of the nodule was also performed and the case confirmed as histoid leprosy. The advantages of the fine needle aspiration technique are that it is simple, quickly...