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Case Reports
. 2020 Jul-Aug;41(4):102549.
doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2020.102549. Epub 2020 May 26.

SARS-CoV-2: Naso-bronchial cytological correlations

Matteo Gelardi  1 , Mario Notargiacomo  2 , Eleonora M C Trecca  3 , Michele Cassano  1
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Case Reports

SARS-CoV-2: Naso-bronchial cytological correlations

Matteo Gelardi et al. Am J Otolaryngol. 2020 Jul-Aug.
No abstract available

Keywords: Bronchial cytology; Cell physiological phenomena; Ciliated cell; Coronavirus; Hyperchromatic supranuclear stria; Nasal cytology; Rhinology.

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Declaration of competing interest The authors disclose no conflicts of interest.

Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1
A) Nasal cytology within normal limits. The arrow indicates the “hyperchromatic supranuclear stria”, SNS (May-Grünwald-Giemsa, 2000× magnification); B) Normal ciliated cell (May-Grünwald-Giemsa, 1000× magnification); C, D) Nasal cytology in COVID-19 patient evidences binucleated cells, rarefaction of the cilia and absence of the hyperchromatic SNS (May-Grünwald-Giemsa, 1000× magnification); E, F) Bronchial cytology in COVID-19 patient reveals the absence of the hyperchromatic SNS (May-Grünwald-Giemsa, 1000× and 400× magnification). Abbreviations: Ci = ciliated cell; N = neutrophils.
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