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Identifying these infections with accuracy and promptness is essential, as the treatment regimens are specific. Fine\u2010needle aspiration (FNA) of these lesions, along with appropriate cytochemical stains, aids in the rapid and precise diagnosis of these infections and excludes neoplasms at these sites. Also, material for culture and other studies can be obtained by FNA.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Material and methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>This retrospective study was conducted in the Department of pathology from 2018 to 2020. A total of 179 patients with similar clinical presentation and confirmed infection on cytology were identified. On the evaluation of the requisition forms, 32 (18%) patients were identified with discharging sinus associated along with swelling.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The five infections (32 cases) that were identified, included 18 cases of tuberculosis (56.25%) followed by 9 cases of actinomycosis (28.12%), 3 cases of pheohypomycosis (9.37%), and one case each of Nocardia (3.12%) and eumycetoma (3.12%) which presented as swelling with discharging sinus. Special stains were performed in all cases for confirmation. 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