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Mould Identification: A Virtual Self Assessment

Unknown 12 - April 2006

Case History: A 10 year-old girl with idiopathic aplastic anemia presented
with pancytopenia and febrile neutropenia. Immunosuppressive therapy included
antihymocyte globin, cyclosporin and high dose methylprednisolone. A progressive
swelling with blisters and ulceration developed on her right thigh. Direct examination
of biopsy tissue revealed abundant filamentous hyphae and all cultures grew the fungus
shown below.

Direct Microscopy:

Culture: 24 hours growth

Microscopy:

Growth temperature studies.

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