Cytological Diagnosis of Primary Cutaneous Aspergillosis Masquerading as Lipoma in a Known Case of Lepromatous Leprosy
Published: May 1, 2017 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2017/27864.9933
Savitri M. Nerune, Swati Arora, Mayank Kumar
1. Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, B.L.D.E. University’s Shri B.M. Patil Medical College, Vijayapur, Karnataka, India.
2. Postgraduate student, Department of Pathology, B.L.D.E. University’s Shri B.M. Patil Medical College, Vijayapur, Karnataka, India.
3. Postgraduate student, Department of Pathology, B.L.D.E. University’s Shri B.M. Patil Medical College, Vijayapur, Karnataka, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Savitri M. Nerune,
B.L.D.E. University’s Shri B.M. Patil Medical College, Vijayapur-586103, Karnataka, India.
E-mail: saviraj31j@gmail.com
Primary cutaneous aspergillosis is a rare disease, caused by organisms like Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus fumigatus. Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC) is a simple and well established tool for the diagnosis of mycotic infections. We report a case of forearm swelling that presented clinically as lipoma in a known case of lepromatous leprosy. It was diagnosed as primary cutaneous aspergillosis on FNAC, which was subsequently confirmed on culture. Cutaneous aspergillosis co-existing with leprosy has rarely been reported in the literature and early diagnosis of aspergillosis in immunocompromised patients is mandatory.
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