CYTOLOGIC DETECTION OF PARASITIC DISORDERS

  • 1 January 1982
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 26  (3) , 359-362
Abstract
Parasitic diseases are common in developing countries; they are infrequently diagnosed in cytologic material. Six [human] cases are described where routine cytologic examination identified the parasites and suggested the diagnosis. There were 3 cases of Entamoeba histolytica infection of the female genital tract and 1 each of hydatid cyst of the brain, Strongyloides stercoralis infection of the lung and filarial infection of the urinary bladder. Cytologic diagnosis of hydatid cyst of the brain and filarial infection of the urinary bladder has probably not been previously reported.