CYTOLOGIC APPEARANCE OF RHODOCOCCUS-EQUI IN BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE SPECIMENS - A CASE-REPORT

Immunocompromised patients ave at risk of developing infections caused by Rhodococcus equi, a grampositive bacillus that can cause pneumonia in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. To the author's knowledge this is the first report describing the cytologic features o f the infection in a patient who had a confirmatory tissue biopsy and positive culture. Infection with R equi may go unrecognized by patholo gists unaware of its presentation and appearance in cytologic material .