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Methenamine silver · Cardiovascular · open case 03

Histology · Cardiovascular

Gomori methenamine silver stain of the subretinal mass reveals numerous organisms (original magnification x 400). Inset: Characteristic filamentous and bacillary morphology of these organisms is consistent with Nocardia (original magnification x 1000).
Gomori methenamine silver stain of the subretinal mass reveals numerous organisms (original magnification x 400). Inset: Characteristic filamentous and bacillary morphology of…

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Category
Cardiovascular
Difficulty
advanced
Type
Applied histology
Mode
Methenamine silver
Stain
Methenamine silver

Origin: MultiCaRe · figure from open-access article PMC3438302 · License CC BY

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