Fine-needle aspiration cytology diagnosis of aspergilloma - A case report

Dilasma Ghartimagar; Manish Kiran Shrestha; Arnab Ghosh; Dipesh Upreti

doi:10.1002/ccr3.5826

Fine-needle aspiration cytology diagnosis of aspergilloma - A case report

Clin Case Rep. 2022 May 12;10(5):e05826. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.5826. eCollection 2022 May.

Authors

Dilasma Ghartimagar¹, Manish Kiran Shrestha², Arnab Ghosh³, Dipesh Upreti⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pathology Manipal College of Medical Sciences Pokhara Nepal.
² Department of Radiology Pokhara Academy of Health Sciences Pokhara Nepal.
³ Department of Pathology Manipal Tata Medical College Jamshedpur India.
⁴ Manipal College of Medical Sciences Pokhara Nepal.

Abstract

Fine-needle aspiration cytology, a simple and inexpensive technique can aid in early diagnosis of aspergilloma. Here, we present a case of 55-years-old female with a past history of pulmonary tuberculosis and a right-lung cavitary lesion, diagnosed as aspergilloma.

Keywords: aspergilloma; fine‐needle aspiration cytology; lung.

Publication types

Case Reports