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. 2020;64(4):397-398.
doi: 10.1159/000508768. Epub 2020 May 26.

COVID-19 and Nasal Cytobrush Cytology

Matteo Gelardi  1 , Mario Notargiacomo  2 , Eleonora M C Trecca  3 , Michele Cassano  1 , Giorgio Ciprandi  4
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COVID-19 and Nasal Cytobrush Cytology

Matteo Gelardi et al. Acta Cytol. 2020.
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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1
a Nasal cytology within normal limits (May-Grünwald-­Giemsa, ×800× magnification). b Normal ciliated cell. The arrow indicates the “hyperchromatic supranuclear stria” (SNS; May-Grünwald-Giemsa, ×2,000 magnification). c Nasal cytology in a COVID-19 patient (May-Grünwald-Giemsa, ×400 magnification). d Nasal cytology in a COVID-19 patient evidencing absence of the hyperchromatic SNS (May-Grünwald-Giemsa, ×1,000 magnification). Ci, ciliated cell; N, neutrophils.
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