Chart-23

A 25- year-old female patient with a history of on and off low grade fever since one month.

On examination: enlarged, cervical lymph node.

FNAC done.

A. Interpret the FNAC smear.

Epithelioid cell cluster seen. Individual cells have elongated nuclei with moderate cytoplasm and indistinct cell borders.

B. What is the probable diagnosis?

Granulomatous lymphadenitis

C. Mention four causes.

1. Tuberculosis

2. Sarcoidosis

3. Fungal granulomas

4. Hodgkin’s lymphoma