Primary pulmonary botryomycosis diagnosed by fine needle aspiration cytology: a case report.
BACKGROUND
Primary pulmonary botryomycosis is an uncommon suppurative bacterial infection of the lung. Cytologic findings by conventional methods and thin-layer preparations in1 case are presented.


METHODS
A 45-year-old man had primary pulmonary botryomycosis diagnosed by fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC). Aspiration smears were characterized by densely packed microorganisms surrounded by polymorphonuclear leukocytes. Microbiologic analysis of cytologic material revealed colonies of Streptococcus constellatus.


CONCLUSIONS
FNAC diagnosis of pulmonary botryomycosis offers the opportunity to distinguish this bacterial infection from lung cancer and avoid unnecessary surgery.
Vera-Alvarez
Jesús
J
Department of Pathology and Pneumology, San Jorge Hospital, Huesca, Spain. jjvera@salud.aragon.es
Marigil-Gómez
Miguel
M
García-Prats
María Dolores
MD
Abascal-Agorreta
Manuel
M
Val-Adán
Pascual
P
D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D034365:Streptococcus constellatus / Q000302:isolation & purification*