Professor, Pathology Department, Raipur Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur, Chhattisgarh
*Address of the author. Dr. Naresh Gurbani, MBBS. MD Professor, Pathology Department, Raipur Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur, Chhattisgarh e-mail id drnareshgurbani2002@gmail.com cell No: 919225210882
Online published on 16 March, 2018.
45 male and female aged between 20 to 60 having the symptoms of TB were selected for the study and their cytological study of AF was done to rule out abdomen TB. Appearance of AF in male patients was reddish 2 (44%), transparent 5(11.1%), (cobweb formation 8(17.7%), straw and cloudy 30(66.6%), in female Reddish 3(6.6%), transparent 6(13.3%) (cobweb formation 10(22.2%), straw and cloudy 26(57.7%). In the cytomorphological study of AF Histolytes were 2(4.4%), mesothelial (occasional) 8(17.7%), mixed inflammatory cell 6(13.3%), predominantly lymphocytes 11(24.4%) good cellularity 18(40%)
In females histocytes were 3(6.6%) mesothelial (occasional) 6(13.3%) mixed inflammatory cells 5(11.1%) predominantly lymphocytes 10(22.2%) good clarity 21(45.6%) culture and staining of AF in males positive AFB was 5(11.1%) 2-in staining of AF positive result was 9(20%) and in females 7(15%) presence of good cellularity and absence of mesothelial cells and predominant lymphocyte is constant findings in TB of abdomen this study will certainly help the clinician and pathologist also to rule out the TB with various rare clinical presentations
AF = Ascetic fluid, TB = tuberculosis Bacilli z-n = Ziehl-Nelson, cytology
