Regular resident becomes aggressive enemy: Diagnosed on cytology.

Anvitha Lakshminarayan JoshiImmanuel PradeepJitendra Singh NigamAbhishek Jagdishchander AroraBalaji Ramamourthy

Published in: Cytopathology : official journal of the British Society for Clinical Cytology (2023)

Actinomycosis, an oral cavity commensal, causes cervicofacial infection in patients associated with an immunosuppression state and local mucosal injuries. Bone involvement by this commensal is rare. In the present case, we report a case of left peri mandibular soft tissue, soft to firm, tender swelling in a 39-year-old immunocompetent male diagnosed as Actinomycosis infection on fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) and cell block preparation.

Keyphrases

fine needle aspiration
ultrasound guided
soft tissue
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
high grade
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
single cell
peritoneal dialysis
patient safety
cell therapy
patient reported outcomes
mass spectrometry
body composition
solid phase extraction