Fine-needle aspiration findings of the liver in a case of Q fever.
This report describes the cytologic findings in Q fever involving the liver in a 59-yr-old man. The fine-needle aspiration findings are correlated with a surgical needle biopsy performed concurrently. Cytopathologists should include Q fever in their differential diagnosis of granulomatous inflammation. Ring granulomas, which can be seen in an aspiration biopsy, should suggest the diagnosis of Q fever.
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Department of Pathology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City 52242.
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Stapleton
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Van Rybroek
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D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011778:Q Fever / Q000473:pathology*