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Figure 1:

Specimen: BAL

Stain: GMS

Magnification: x400

Structure: Dark staining (greyish brown or black), collapsed and cup shaped appearance of PC cysts are clearly seen.

Figure 2:

Specimen: BAL

Stain: GMS

Magnification: x1000

Structure: This image is more clearer. Some times black dots appear in cysts that is a part of the cell wall.

 

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