Browsing by Author "Pradhan, Dilleswari"

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    Diagnosis of Multifocal Extranodal Rosai Dorfman Disease by Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology.
    (2015) Biswal, Priyadarshini; Dhal, Ipsita; Kar, Asaranti; Nayak, Manjushree; Pradhan, Dilleswari; Naik, Subhasini
    Rosai-Dorfman Disease (RDD) or sinus histiocytosis with massive lymhadenopathy is a rare, nonneoplastic proliferative disorder of the cells of macrophage-histiocyte family having a self limiting course. Though it affects lymphnodes commonly, it can also involve many extranodal sites. These cases can often be misdiagnosed as lymphoma. Therefore, one has to be very careful not to interpret it as lymphoma or other causes of histiocytosis because of the difference in treatment protocol. Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is a simple, fairly accurate diagnostic tool in the evaluation of such lesions. Although large numbers of RDD cases have been reported, review of the literature has revealed very few cases diagnosed by FNAC. Here, we report a case of RDD presenting with massive bilateral cervical and submandibular lymphadenopathy along with unilateral orbital involvement, diagnosed by FNA cytology, which was subsequently confirmed by excisional biopsy and immunohistochemistry.
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    To interpret and analyze the changing patterns of histology and direct immunofluorescence findings in membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis
    (Wolters Kluwer – Medknow, 2024-03) Nayak, Pragnya P.; Pradhan, Pranati; Pradhan, Dilleswari; Mohapatra, Nachiketa; Raman, Sarojini; Sahoo, Pranabandhu
    Background: Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis has in the recent past been regrouped into immune complex?mediated (ICM MPGN) disease (driven by the classical complement pathway) and complement?mediated (C3GN) disease (driven by the alternative complement pathway) based on pathogenetic role of alternative complement pathway and immunofluorescence deposits. The proposed regrouping lent therapeutic and prognostic support in managing the disease of MPGN. Aims and Objectives: The present study is undertaken to study the patterns of MPGN based on histopathological and DIF examination and sub?categorize the cases into mainly complement dominant and immune complex?mediated diseases for better prognostic and therapeutic utility. Materials and Methods: This is a prospective observational study carried out in a tertiary care center over a period of 2 yrs. The clinically suspected cases of MPGN were subjected to histopathologic and direct immunofluorescence examination (DIF), and the findings were interpreted in light of complement?mediated and immune complex?mediated MPGN. Results: Out of 620 renal biopsies, diagnosis of MPGN was confirmed both on histopathology and DIF in 36 cases accounting for 5.8% of all biopsies. Based on DIF findings, the various groups comprised 20 cases (55.6%) of immune complex deposits, 11 (30.5%) of C3 dominant picture, and 5 (13.9%) of Nil immune deposits. On analysis of the patterns on DIF, 16 cases (80%) of C3 + Ig group and 6 (54.5%) of C3GN group showed predominantly MPGN pattern. Crescentic glomerulonephritis, global glomerulosclerosis, and interstitial fibrosis were markedly observed in C3GN group. Conclusion: DIF is of immense prognostic and therapeutic value in managing cases of MPGN.