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21 August 2013
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This is the chest x-ray showing the mass (arrow) in the right lower lobe.
IPLab:Lab 10:Histoplasmosis
Created page with "== Images == <gallery heights="250px" widths="250px"> File:IPLab10Histo1.jpg|This low-power photomicrograph shows a section of adrenal gland with several irregularly-outlined ..."
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This photomicrograph was taken under oil immersion to show the silver-stained Histoplasma organisms. Some of the organisms appear to be budding (arrows).
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This is a high-power photomicrograph of the same section of tissue as the previous slide. This section, however, has been stained with methenamine silver which causes the Histoplasma organisms to stain black (arrows).
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This high-power photomicrograph shows small (2-5 mm) dark-staining organisms in the cytoplasm of many of these cells (arrows).
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This high-power photomicrograph was taken at the edge of the area of necrosis. There is a mild inflammatory infiltrate along the edge of the necrosis.
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This is an even higher-power photomicrograph of an area of necrosis (arrows). There is loss of cellular detail within this area. There are inflammatory cells present; however, it is difficult to differentiate the inflammatory cells from the native lymp...
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This higher-power photomicrograph of the previous adrenal gland shows more clearly the irregularly-shaped area of necrosis (arrows).
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This low-power photomicrograph shows a section of adrenal gland with several irregularly-outlined areas of necrosis.
IPLab:Lab 10:Candidiasis
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This is a higher-power photomicrograph of a Candida colony in the kidney. Note the pseudohyphae of the Candida organisms.
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This is a low-power photomicrograph of the kidney from this same case. Note the Candida colonies (arrows). The pseudohyphae are evident around the periphery of these colonies even at this low magnification.
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This high-power photomicrograph shows the yeasts (1) and pseudohyphae (2).
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This higher-power photomicrograph shows the yeasts and pseudohyphae in this focus of Candida organisms.
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This is a low-power photomicrograph of one of the Candida colonies from this lymph node. The chains of yeast which are termed "pseudohyphae" are apparent at this magnification.
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This is a low-power photomicrograph of lymph node with three prominent areas of Candida colonies (arrows). Even at this low magnification, the purple-staining yeast and pseudohyphae can be easily seen. This section was stained with Periodic Acid-Schiff...
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This photograph of the cut surface of these kidneys shows that these multifocal punctate lesions are primarily in the cortex (arrows).
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This autopsy photograph of the kidneys demonstrates the multifocal punctate lesions visible on the serosal surface (arrows). Don't confuse these small yellow punctate lesions with the fat that is adherent to the renal capsule.
IPLab:Lab 9:Actinomycosis
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This is a high-power photomicrograph of an actinomycotic colony. The filamentous nature (arrows) of the actinomyces organisms is more easily appreciated at this power.
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This is an even higher-power photomicrograph of actinomycotic colonies in the abscess. The filamentous nature (arrows) of the actinomyces organisms in these colonies can be appreciated.
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This is a higher-power photomicrograph of actinomycotic colonies in the abscess.
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This is a higher-power photomicrograph of an abscess demonstrating a pocket of purulent exudate that contains numerous actinomycotic colonies (arrows).
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This is a low-power photomicrograph of the retroperitoneal abscess. At this magnification, multiple dark-staining foci can be appreciated. These foci are Actinomyces colonies (arrows). These colonies are known as "sulfur granules" because in gross spec...
IPLab:Lab 9:Clostridial Myonecrosis
Created page with "== Images == <gallery heights="250px" widths="250px"> File:IPLab9Clostridium1.jpg|This gross photograph of the lower extremity was taken at autopsy. Notice the swelling and th..."
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This is a high-power photomicrograph of a tissue section stained with a tissue Gram's stain (Brown & Brenn). The Gram-positive bacilli can be seen throughout this tissue section.
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This higher-power photomicrograph of the previous image provides a clearer view of gas bubbles in the tissue, the necrotic hypereosinophilic muscle cell (1), and the mild inflammatory reaction (2). At this magnification, the bacteria located throughout...
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This high-power photomicrograph shows the gas accumulation present in the tissue, a necrotic muscle cell (1), and a mild inflammatory response (2). There is also a thrombosed blood vessel (3). The blue-staining rods (bacterial organisms) can barely be ...
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This is a high-power photomicrograph of skeletal muscle. The muscle cells are hypereosinophilic and most do not contain nuclei, indicating that these cells are dead or dying. The round clear spaces (1) in this tissue correspond to gas accumulations pri...
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This is a low-power photomicrograph of muscle fascicles containing large gas bubbles (arrows). Note that there is no inflammatory reaction in this section.
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This gross photograph shows a close-up view of hemorrhagic blebs (arrows) on the skin. The blebs on the skin are accumulations of gas being discharged into the tissues from the Clostridium perfringens. This gas produces crepitance.
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This gross photograph of the lower extremity was taken at autopsy. Notice the swelling and the area of the primary infection (arrow).
IPLab:Lab 9:ARF
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This high-power photomicrograph of myocardium shows the cellular detail of another Aschoff body. In this case there appears to be a multinucleated Aschoff giant cell (arrow).
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This high-power photomicrograph of myocardium shows the cellular detail of an Aschoff body. Aschoff bodies are foci of fibrinoid necrosis surrounded by lymphocytes, macrophages, an occasional plasma cell, and plump “activated” histiocytes called An...
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This is a higher-power photomicrograph of myocardium containing Aschoff bodies (arrows) within the interstitium.
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This is a higher-power photomicrograph of myocardium showing cellular accumulations--Aschoff bodies (arrows)--within the interstitium of the myocardium. These are found especially around blood vessels.
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This is a low-power photomicrograph of heart tissue. Little can be seen at this magnification, except that the tissue looks relatively normal.
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This is a gross photograph of mitral valve demonstrating marked thickening and fibrosis of the valve leaflet. There are also numerous foci of fibrinoid necrosis within the cusps and friable vegetations (verrucae) along the lines of closure (arrows). Th...
IPLab:Lab 9:Diphtheria
Created page with "== Images == <gallery heights="250px" widths="250px"> File:IPLab9Diphtheria1.jpg|This is a low-power photomicrograph of the trachea with the diphtheritic membrane (1), which h..."
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In this higher-power photomicrograph of the tissue from the previous image, the ulcerated tracheal mucosa and the diphtheritic membrane are more clearly seen. Although difficult to make out at this magnification, most of the cells in this inflammatory ...
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This is an even higher-power photomicrograph of the tracheal mucosa and the diphtheritic membrane. The mucosal surface of the trachea is ulcerated (total loss of epithelial cells) and the only remaining epithelial cells are found in the glands (arrows)...
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This is a higher-power photomicrograph of trachea with the diphtheritic membrane (1). Even though, the main part of the membrane has pulled away from the tracheal lining during histological processing, in this section part of the membrane is still loos...
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This is a low-power photomicrograph of the trachea with the diphtheritic membrane (1), which has pulled away from the tracheal lining during histological processing. Note the tracheal cartilage (2) present in this section.
IPLab:Lab 9:Bacterial Meningitis
Created page with "== Images == <gallery heights="250px" widths="250px"> IPLab9BacterialMeningitis1.jpg|This gross photograph of the autopsy specimen from this case demonstrates the purulent exu..."
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This photomicrograph of brain tissue demonstrates diffuse edema.
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This is a high-power photomicrograph of exudate from the leptomeninges which has been Gram-stained. Note the Gram-negative bacteria (arrows) throughout this section.
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This is a high-power photomicrograph of a blood vessel from the previous image. The vessel is surrounded by neutrophils (arrows).
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This is a higher-power photomicrograph of inflammatory exudate in a sulcus. The majority of cells in this exudate are neutrophils. There is also abundant fibrin (arrows) and red blood cells are present in the congested vessels.
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This higher-power photomicrograph of a sulcus shows the congested vessels and the inflammatory exudate in the leptomeninges.