Smear is hemorrhagic and shows a marked acute inflammatory exudate composed predominantly of neutrophils, along with few lymphocytes and scattered histiocytes. No specific granulomas are identified. There is no cytologic evidence of atypia or malignancy.
synovial fluid for cytology.
One smear was prepared and stained from submitted 10 ml reddish fluid with pus.
Synovial fluid, conventional cytology: