Diagnosis of herpesvirus infections: Correlation of tzanck preparations with viral isolation

Mary R. Motyl; Edward J. Bottone; J. Michael Janda

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Diagnosis of herpesvirus infections: Correlation of tzanck preparations with viral isolation

Mary R. Motyl, Edward J. Bottone, J. Michael Janda

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

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Evaluation of Giemsa-stained smears of scrapings from the base of vesicles or ulcers (Tzanck preparation) for the presence of multinucleated giant cells and/or intracellular inclusions were diagnostic for herpesvirus in 18 of 21 cases (86%) of culturally proved herpesvirus infections. Smears from four patients with varicella-zoster infection also revealed cytologic alterations characteristic of herpesvirus.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	157-160
Number of pages	4
Journal	Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease
Volume	2
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0732-8893(84)90012-9
State	Published - Apr 1984

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