title: Fine-needle aspiration of cytomegalovirus sialadenitis in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: pitfalls of diff-quik staining.
abstract: A case of cytomegalovirus (CMV) sialadenitis in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) diagnosed by fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) is reported. Although a diagnosis of CMV sialadenitis can be established on Diff-Quik-stained slides, the characteristic viral changes are the best appreciated on slides stained by the Papanicolaou (Pap) technique. Differential pitfalls are discussed. It needs to be stressed that clinically unsuspected diagnosis of CMV infection may uncover congenital or acquired defects of cellular immunity, and particularly AIDS. Diagn. Cytopathol. 2000;22:101-103.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112-2699, USA.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Santiago
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rivera
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cabaniss
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Dhurhar
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Moroz
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D006660:Histoplasmosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D007181:Inclusion Bodies, Viral / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology; D012793:Sialadenitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology; D013194:Staining and Labeling / Q000379:methods