CRYPTOCCOSIS INFECTION

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Date

1984

Description

Cryptococcosis of lung in patient with AIDS. Mucicarmine stain. Histopathology of lung shows widened alveolar septum containing a few inflammatory cells and numerous yeasts of Cryptococcus neoformans. The inner layer of the yeast capsule stains red.

Source

Public Health Image Library

Citation

CDC/ Dr. Edwin P. Ewing, Jr., “CRYPTOCCOSIS INFECTION,” The Global Health Chronicles, accessed March 28, 2024, https://globalhealthchronicles.org/items/show/7668.