title: Cytologic diagnosis of blastomycosis in pleural fluid.
abstract: Two cases of pleural involvement in respiratory blastomycosis are described. In both cases, cytologic examination of pleural fluid played a primary role in determining the nature of the effusion. Emphasis is placed on the value of the cytologic method for determining the presence of the fungal organisms in pleural effusions.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001758:Blastomyces / Q000166:cytology*; D001759:Blastomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000382:microbiology*; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology