Cytology in the diagnosis of concomitant tuberculosis and leprosy by polymerase chain reaction using cytology scrapings

Cytopathology. 2021 Mar;32(2):290-292. doi: 10.1111/cyt.12882. Epub 2020 Aug 4.

Authors

Ariba Zaidi¹, Parakriti Gupta², Parikshaa Gupta¹, Kusum Sharma², Tarun Narang³, Arvind Rajwanshi¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cytology and Gynecologic Pathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
² Department of Medical Microbiology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
³ Department of Dermatology and Venereology and Leprosy, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

PMID: 32609905
DOI: 10.1111/cyt.12882

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Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Cytodiagnosis / methods
Humans
Leprosy / diagnosis*
Leprosy / genetics
Leprosy / pathology*
Mycobacterium leprae / cytology
Mycobacterium leprae / genetics
Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods
Tuberculosis / diagnosis*
Tuberculosis / genetics
Tuberculosis / pathology*