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Aldosteronoma — Spironolactone Bodies 

1. Spironolactone is often used to treat hypertension caused by hyperaldosteronism, and
Spironolactone Bodies ... Red blood cells ... endoplasmic reticulum in cells ... #Pathology #Clinical ... #Gross #Microscopy
Phoma spp on Culture and Microscopy

Phoma spp. are a group of soil-dwelling fungi that grow spreading
Phoma spp on Culture ... and Microscopy ... round fruiting bodies ... #microbiology # ... culture
Coccidioides on culture and microscopy

This was coccidioides sp (in this particular case was posadasii, although morphologically
Coccidioides on culture ... and microscopy ... empty disjunctor cells ... #Coccidioides #culture ... #microbiology #
Salmonella Aspiration on Microscopy

66 y/o male with history of coronary artery disease presents with abdominal pain.
Aspiration on Microscopy ... CT abd/pelvis shows ... Salmonella #Aspiration #Microscopy ... #clinical #pathology ... #microbiology
Histoplasma capsulatum on culture

Isolated from the blood culture of an HIV patient with a low CD4
capsulatum on culture ... from the blood culture ... Histoplasma #capsulatum #culture ... #clinical #microscopy ... #pathology #microbiology
Neoplastic plasma cells with nucleoli (left image) and intranuclear Dutcher body (right image).

Dutcher bodies are round,
Neoplastic plasma cells ... Dutcher bodies are ... #DutcherBody #Bodies ... #Intranuclear #Pathology ... Clinical #Smear #Microscopy
Paracoccidioides brasiliensis Lymphadenitis: 

Paracoccidioidomycosis is a systemic fungal infection rare in the US, but endemic in
Head&neck, Lymph Nodes ... seen within giant cells ... Lymphadenitis #Pathology ... LymphNode #Clinical #Microscopy
Important Fungal Stains
Mycology Lab:
 • Calcofluor white - Fluorochrome that binds glucans and chitin in fungal
preparation from culture ... Pathology: • Hematoxylin ... Fungal #Stains #microbiology ... #microscopy #staining
Cryptococcus neoformans Meningoencephalitis- The opening pressure on lumbar puncture was 29 cm of water (reference range,
count was 340 cells ... 90% mononuclear cells ... 128, and the CSF culture ... load was 300,000 copies ... stain #indiaInk #pathology
Trichofolliculoma - Dermatopathology
Mnemonic: Mama and her Babies. Multiple vellus hair follicles emanating from one large central
: Mama and her Babies ... Multiple vellus ... trichofolliculoma #Pathology ... #Microscopy #Dermatology