Oral exfoliative cytology in the diagnosis of paracoccidioidomycosis |
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Authors: | de Araújo M S Mesquita R A Corrêa L de Sousa S O |
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Affiliation: | Department of Oral Pathology, Schools of Dentistry, Uberaba University, Uberaba, Brazil. |
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Abstract: | OBJECTIVE: To assess the efficacy of conventional oral exfoliative cytology as a diagnostic tool in paracoccidioidomycosis. STUDY DESIGN: Cytologic smears and incisional biopsies were obtained from 10 patients with a clinical suspicion and oral manifestations of paracoccidioidomycosis. Cytologic smears and sections of the incisional biopsy underwent methenamine silver staining for fungi according to the Gomori-Grocott method. The dry glass slides were examined at 400 or 1,000 x magnification, and the presence and shape of yeasts of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis were investigated. RESULTS: Yeasts of the fungus P brasiliensis were clearly identified in cytologic smears and sections from incisional biopsies in all cases analyzed (100.0%). CONCLUSION: Cytology of oral samples proved an effective diagnostic method for the detection of paracoccidioidomycosis in humans. |
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