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Aspergillus fumigatus

• Specimen: Ethmoid biopsy (A), Lung biopsy (B)

• Magnification: x1000

• Structures:
• Not dichotomous looking
• Appear Pseudohyphae

• Clue:
• Round cell is seen terminally (A) and in the center of the filament (B)
• Report structures as fungal element

 

 
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