The Utility of Endoscopic Ultrasound Guided Fine Needle Aspiration in the Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases—Report of Three Cases

Table 1

Characteristics of other cases or series published in the literature on the diagnosis of infectious diseases by endoscopy or bronchoscopy ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration.

First author (year)	Patients, 𝑛	Material sampled	Diagnosis
Ahlawat (2005) [7]	01	Peripancreatic LN	Tuberculosis
Cheng (2006) [2]	01	Pancreas and mediastinal LN	Tuberculosis
Itaba (2007) [4]	01	Peripancreatic LN	Tuberculosis
Steven et al. (2011) [1]	01	Bilateral adrenal gland	Histoplasmosis
Colaiacovo (2011) [5]	01	Left adrenal gland	Paracoccidioidomycosis
Puri (2012) [3]	19	Pancreas	Tuberculosis
Silva Neto (2012) [6]	01	Hepatic hilum LN	Paracoccidioidomycosis

𝑛: number of patients; LN: lymph node.