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Mould Identification: A Virtual Self Assessment

 

Unknown 29 - September 2007

 

Case History: A 6 year old boy with chronic granulomatous
disease presented with
chronic pulmonary infiltrates.  A needle
biopsy showed the presence of
hyphal elements in a Grocott’s
methenamine silver (GMS) stained tissue section
and the culture
shown below was grown.

Direct Microscopy (GMS):

 

Culture:

 

Microscopy:

 

 

 

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