Durdu, Murat2019-06-182019-06-1820161307-7635http://cms.galenos.com.tr/Uploads/Article_12156/93-99.pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11727/3593Cytology is a simple, quick, reliable, and inexpensive diagnostic method based on the investigation of characteristic features of individual cells. In this diagnosis method, cellular materials are obtained by scraping method, slit-skin smear, touch smear or fine needle aspiration method according to the types of skin lesions. Obtained materials are immediately spread onto microscopic slide as a thin layer. Slides were stained with various cytological dyes, and examined under the light microscope. Until today, dermatological cytology has been used in the diagnosis of various erosive-vesiculobullous, pustular, granulomatous, and tumoral skin lesions. In this review article, the sampling methods for dermatological cytology were described, and the cytologic findings of skin diseases which could provide a rapid diagnosis were discussed.turinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessCytologyTzanck smearAcantholytic disordersSpongiotic dermatitisGranulomatous dermatitisarticle10393990003926294000022-s2.0-84988568721