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Sporothrix schenckii

• Specimen:
A: Skin Lesion
B: Skin Biopsy

• Magnification: x1000

• Structures:
• Oval to elongated yeast cells
• Occasional budding

 • Clue:
• No Pseudohyphae
• Characteristic morphology
• Patient data needed for interpretation

 

 
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