Abstract
Objective. - The purpose of this report is to emphasize the diagnostic utility of intraoperative touch imprint preparations in the evaluation of Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare-infected lymph node biopsy specimens obtained from human immunodeficiency virus-positive patients. Patients. - Two human immunodeficiency virus-positive men, 41 and 29 years of age, with marked lymphadenopathy clinically suspicious for malignant neoplasm. Results. - Intraoperative touch imprints of two lymph node biopsy specimens rapidly demonstrated the presence of numerous intracellular organisms in Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare-infected lymph nodes, including one case of mycobacterial spindle cell pseudotumor. Conclusions. - Intraoperative touch imprint preparations are helpful in the evaluation of lymph node biopsy specimens obtained from human immunodeficiency virus-positive patients and allow rapid diagnosis of Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare infection.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 811-814 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine |
| Volume | 119 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| State | Published - 1995 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine
- Medical Laboratory Technology