Cytology of pulmonary Fusobacterium nucleatum infection. A case report.
A patient with pulmonary Fusobacterium nucleatum infection presenting as a solitary nodule is reported. The infectious nature of the lung nodule was disclosed by ultrasound-guided percutaneous transthoracic fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) with Liu's stain. The cytologic characteristics of F nucleatum infection are described. The usefulness of real-time ultrasound in fine needle aspiration diagnosis of a peripheral lung lesion is demonstrated, and the role of Liu's stain in FNAC is emphasized.
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Department of Internal Medicine, Cathay General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
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D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D005674:Fusobacterium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D016967:Fusobacterium nucleatum / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D003074:Solitary Pulmonary Nodule / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D014463:Ultrasonography