title: Fine-needle aspiration findings of the liver in a case of Q fever.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City 52242.
authors.forename: T C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Greiner
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Mitros
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stapleton
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Van Rybroek
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011778:Q Fever / Q000473:pathology*