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Methenamine silver · Respiratory system · open case 10

Pathological anatomy · Respiratory

2A: lung tissue showing non-necrotizing granulomatous inflammation (arrow) 2B showing cryptococcus organism with the characteristic thick capsule as stained by GMS fungal stain.
2A: lung tissue showing non-necrotizing granulomatous inflammation (arrow) 2B showing cryptococcus organism with the characteristic thick capsule as stained by GMS fungal stain.

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Category
Respiratory
Difficulty
advanced
Type
Clinical microscopy
Mode
Methenamine silver
Stain
Methenamine silver

Origin: MultiCaRe · figure from open-access article PMC8349031 · License CC BY

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