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Cytologic Diagnosis of Suppurative Cholecystitis due to Candida albicans and Actinomyces

Cytologic Diagnosis of Suppurative Cholecystitis due to Candida albicans and Actinomyces Acta Cytologica Cytologic Diagnosis of Suppurative Cholecystitis due to Candida albicans and Actinomyces A Report of 2 Cases Leonardo D. Santos, M.D., F.R.C.P.A., F.I.A.C., F.P.S.P., Karen A. Rogan, B.Appl.Sc., C.T.(ASC), C.T.(IAC), C.F.I.A.C., and Alan R. Kennerson, B.Sc., M.Sc. BACKGROUND: Cholecystitis is a common inflamma- CONCLUSION: Actinomycosis and candidiasis rarely tory disease of the gallbladder. Actinomycosis and can- cause acute suppurative cholecystitis. Initial diagnosis didiasis of the gallbladder are can be made by cytologic ex- uncommon causes of acute amination of the aspirated cholecystitis. There has been purulent bile intraoperative- Suppurative cholecystitis due to no previous report on the cy- ly. (Acta Cytol 2004;48: actinomycosis and candidiasis was tologic diagnosis of actino- 407–410) mycosis and candidiasis from diagnosed by cytologic examination aspirated gallbladder bile in- Keywords: cholecystitis, of purulent bile aspirated traoperatively. actinomycosis, candidia- CASES: Purulent bile was intraoperatively. sis, Candida albicans, Acti- intraoperatively aspirated nomyces. from the gallbladder of 71- year-old Indian and a 30-year-old Australian woman. Cholecystitis is a very common inflammatory con- 1-13 The specimens were sent for cytologic examination. The dition involving the gallbladder. Candidiasis 14-23 first case revealed sulphur granules characteristic of and actinomycosis of the gallbladder are un- Actinomyces spp. The second case showed http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Acta Cytologica Karger

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0001-5547
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Acta Cytologica Cytologic Diagnosis of Suppurative Cholecystitis due to Candida albicans and Actinomyces A Report of 2 Cases Leonardo D. Santos, M.D., F.R.C.P.A., F.I.A.C., F.P.S.P., Karen A. Rogan, B.Appl.Sc., C.T.(ASC), C.T.(IAC), C.F.I.A.C., and Alan R. Kennerson, B.Sc., M.Sc. BACKGROUND: Cholecystitis is a common inflamma- CONCLUSION: Actinomycosis and candidiasis rarely tory disease of the gallbladder. Actinomycosis and can- cause acute suppurative cholecystitis. Initial diagnosis didiasis of the gallbladder are can be made by cytologic ex- uncommon causes of acute amination of the aspirated cholecystitis. There has been purulent bile intraoperative- Suppurative cholecystitis due to no previous report on the cy- ly. (Acta Cytol 2004;48: actinomycosis and candidiasis was tologic diagnosis of actino- 407–410) mycosis and candidiasis from diagnosed by cytologic examination aspirated gallbladder bile in- Keywords: cholecystitis, of purulent bile aspirated traoperatively. actinomycosis, candidia- CASES: Purulent bile was intraoperatively. sis, Candida albicans, Acti- intraoperatively aspirated nomyces. from the gallbladder of 71- year-old Indian and a 30-year-old Australian woman. Cholecystitis is a very common inflammatory con- 1-13 The specimens were sent for cytologic examination. The dition involving the gallbladder. Candidiasis 14-23 first case revealed sulphur granules characteristic of and actinomycosis of the gallbladder are un- Actinomyces spp. The second case showed

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