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Acanthamoeba cysts (parasite)

• Specimen: Cornea

• Magnification: x1000

• Structures:
• One polygonal medium size cell
• Can be a yeast or parasite
• Probably a cyst

• Question:
• What would you do next to resolve the issue?
A: Stain with giemsa

 

 
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