title: Fine-needle aspiration cytology of adrenal cryptococcosis: a case report.
abstract: A case of adrenal cryptococcosis diagnosed by fine-needle aspiration biopsy cytology in a 58-yr-old man is presented. The organisms were easily seen with routine modified Wright stain (Diff-Quik) as variably sized yeasts, some with a brightly eosinophilic capsule. The diagnosis was confirmed with mucicarmine and silver stains. The identification of fungi with routine cytologic stains allows a rapid presumptive diagnosis of the infectious agent, collection of material for confirmatory special stains, and prompt initiation of therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond.
authors.forename: C N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Powers
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Rupp
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Maygarden
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Frable
mesh_terms: D000307:Adrenal Gland Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D000946:Antigens, Fungal / Q000032:analysis; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000473:pathology*; D003454:Cryptococcus / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013194:Staining and Labeling
chemical_list: D000946:Antigens, Fungal