Clinical cases

Tuberculous Lymphadenitis: Lymph Node Imprint Cytology

Cytological diagnosis of tuberculous lymphadenitis in an HIV-positive patient: epithelioid cells, Pirogov-Langhans giant cells in a lymph node imprint.

Woman, 30 years old, with B20 stage 4B. Cervical lymph node imprints. Epithelioid cells. Description of the entire preparation is in the last photo.

🙏 Images were kindly provided by laboratory physician Yulia Kaliberda, Yekaterinburg.