Case Report

Year : 2021 | Volume : 5 | Issue : 2 | Page : 94 - 95

Fine‐needle aspiration cytology diagnosis of toxoplasma lymphadenitis: A lesser‐known entity

Rithu Ravikkumar, Rachana Koppalkar, Aashish Sharma, Safeena Amber, Farhana Zakaria,

Kuladeepa Ananda Vaidya, K. Sukesh

Department of Pathology, Srinivas Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Center, Mangalore, Karnataka, India

Address for correspondence:

Dr. Rithu Ravikkumar, Department of Pathology, Srinivas Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Center, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.

E‐mail: riturrrj@gmail.com

Abstract

Toxoplasma gondii a protozoan, obligate parasite, causes toxoplasmosis in animals and humans. We report here a case of toxoplasmosis in a 35-year-old female on being referred for fine-needle aspiration cytology of cervical lymph node to rule out lymphoma/tubercular lymphadenitis. Demonstration of toxoplasma bradycyst, a rare feature of diagnosis of toxoplasma lymphadenitis is described here.

Keywords: Aspiration cytology, granulomatous, lymph-node, toxoplasmosis

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How to cite this article:

Ravikkumar R, Koppalkar R, Sharma A, Amber S, Zakaria F, Vaidya KA, et al. Fine-needle aspiration cytology diagnosis of toxoplasma lymphadenitis: A lesser-known entity. Int J Clinicopathol Correl 2021;5:94-5.