Candidiasis

 

 

The left microphoto shows a section of lung with acute inflammatory infiltrate with filaments suggesting fungal growth. A silver

stain on the right shows yeast forms and pseudohyphae of Candida albicans. This fungus can form hyphae and pseudohyphae.

 

From the slide collection of the late Dr. Charles Kuhn

 

 

1 minute clinical correlation

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