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Mould Identification: A Virtual Self Assessment

Unknown 8 - December 2005

Case History: A 42-year-old exchange teacher from Chicago USA presented with a
three week history of pulmonary disease characterized by fever, dyspnea, cough,
yellowish sputum, shortness of breath, chest pain and weight loss.  CXR showed
interstitial and diffuse bilateral infiltrates and a fine needle biopsy was taken which
showed the presence of fungal elements and the culture shown below was isolated.

The images used for this case have been provided by
Jon Biehle, Dept. of Pathology, Creighton University,
Omaha, NE,  USA.

Direct Microscopy: H&E staining.

Culture:

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