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Case Reports
. 2021 Jul;49(7):E269-E272.
doi: 10.1002/dc.24702. Epub 2021 Feb 1.

Cytological clues to Alternaria alternata

Pallavi Sinha  1 , Meeta Singh  1 , Tanu Sagar  2 , Shyama Jain  1 , Lovenish Bains  3
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Cytological clues to Alternaria alternata

Pallavi Sinha et al. Diagn Cytopathol. 2021 Jul.

Abstract

Alternaria alternata is dematiaceous fungi affecting mainly immunocompromised host. It generally causes cutaneous infection in humans, but can cause fatal disease. Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) has not been used widely for the diagnosis of dematiaceous fungi. Here, we present a case of Alternaria alternata in an immunocompetent patient diagnosed on cytology and culture.

Keywords: Alternaria; FNAC; culture; dematiaceous fungi.

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