Role of cytotechnique in evaluation of non infectious vesiculobullous lesions of skin

Authors

  • Pooja Chauhan Department of Pathology, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
  • Neelam Gupta Department of Pathology, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
  • Kavita Mardi Department of Pathology, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
  • Vinay Shanker Department of Pathology, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
  • Anita Negi Department of Pathology, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
  • Shivani Sood Department of Pathology, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
  • Ganga Sharma Department of Pathology, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7439/ijbr.v8i6.4205

Keywords:

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Abstract

Aim: To evaluate the efficacy and diagnostic accuracy of cytological techniques in evaluation of noninfectious vesiculobulloous lesions of skin. Materials and methods: Tzanck smear prepared from vesiculobullous lesions. Giemsa stainining of cytology smears. Biopsy of lesions where possible. Result: 22 patients (indoor/outdoor) with vesiculobullous skin lesions were subjected to cytological examination and biopsy. Twenty two cases of vesiculobullous lesions were comprised of 12 cases (54.54%) of bullous pemphigoid, 7 cases (12.96%) of pemphigus vulgaris, two cases of linear IgA bullous dermatosis (9.09%) and one case of pemphigus foliaceus (1.85%). Sensitivity, specificity and diagnostic accuracy of tzanck smear for diagnosing vesiculobullous lesions were 100%, 100% and 100% respectively Conclusion: Cytological examination is a very simple and useful modality, requires minimum equipments and can be performed in outpatient clinic. The procedure is safe, free from complications and is well tolerated by patients.

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Author Biographies

  • Pooja Chauhan, Department of Pathology, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
    Senior resident , department of Pathology
  • Neelam Gupta, Department of Pathology, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
    professor , department of Pathology
  • Kavita Mardi, Department of Pathology, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
    Professor , department of Pathology
  • Vinay Shanker, Department of Pathology, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
    Professor and head department of dermatology
  • Anita Negi, Department of Pathology, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
    Junior resident , department of Pathology
  • Shivani Sood, Department of Pathology, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
    Senior resident , department of Pathology
  • Ganga Sharma, Department of Pathology, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
    Senior resident , department of Pathology

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Published

2017-06-29

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Vol. 8 No. 6 (2017): Jun

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Original Research Articles

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Role of cytotechnique in evaluation of non infectious vesiculobullous lesions of skin. Int Jour of Biomed Res [Internet]. 2017 Jun. 29 [cited 2026 Mar. 29];8(6):353-6. Available from: https://ssjournals.co.in/index.php/ijbr/article/view/4205