Availability of Toluidine Blue Stain in Body Fluid.
- Author:
Hye Kyung LEE
1
;
Myung Jin JOO
;
Kwang Min LEE
;
Eun Hee LEE
;
Sang In SIM
Author Information
1. Department of Clinical Pathology, Catholic University Medical College.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Toluidine blue stain;
Body fluid
- MeSH:
Ascitic Fluid;
Body Fluids*;
Chylothorax;
Sensitivity and Specificity;
Tolonium Chloride*
- From:Korean Journal of Cytopathology
1999;10(1):7-11
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We evaluated the availability of toluidine blue stain in body fluids, such as peritoneal and pleural fluid and urine. Nine hundreds specimens, i.e., 400 pleural and 400 peritoneal fluids and 100 urine samples, respectively, from Jan. 1995 to May 1996 were included. We obtained the result of high sensitivity and high specificity in toluidine blue stained body fluid in comparison with Papanicolaou stained result. Additionally, we found the diagnostically important crystals in chylothorax and some urine samples, which can not be seen in routine Papanicolaou stain. We thought the toluidine blue stain in body fluid is one of very useful diagnostic methods.
