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Study of Fungal Lesions Presenting as Forearm Swelling

Dinesh Prakash , Ramya Sruthi Gunja1 , Dinesh Prakash2 , Rajani Mutyala3 , Sailabala Garikaparthi4

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Indian Journal of Pathology: Research and Practice 9(2 (Part-1)):p 95-98, May-August 2020. | DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijprp.2278.148X.9220.16

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Ramya Sruthi Gunja, Dinesh Prakash, Rajani Mutyala, Sailabala Garikaparthi. Study of Fungal Lesions Presenting as Forearm Swelling. Indian J Pathol Res Pract 2020;9(2 Part I):95–98.
 

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Background: Subcutaneous swellings clinically present as soft tissue mass, keratinous cysts or abscess and some follow trauma. Here we studied 26 forearm subcutaneous swellings of which, six cases of fungal lesions were diagnosed. Material and Methods: It is a prospective study conducted for a period of four months between October 2019 to January 2020 in Department of pathology, Government Siddhartha Medical College, Vijayawada. FNAC was done on all cases and stained with Haematoxylin and Eosin, special stains like Periodic Acid Schiff (PAS) was used where ever necessary. Data was analysed and tabulated based on the clinical and cytological features. Results: Six out of 26 were positive for fungal elements and maximum showed Candida Species.

Keywords: Fungal abscess; Forearm swelling; PAS.
 

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Ramya Sruthi Gunja, Dinesh Prakash, Rajani Mutyala, Sailabala Garikaparthi. Study of Fungal Lesions Presenting as Forearm Swelling. Indian J Pathol Res Pract 2020;9(2 Part I):95–98.
 

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