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Important Fungal Stains
Mycology Lab:
 • Calcofluor white - Fluorochrome that binds glucans and chitin in fungal
preparation from culture Pathology ... polysaccharide capsule of Cryptococcus ... Fungal #Stains #microbiology ... #microscopy #staining ... fungi #fungus #comparison
Fungal Pneumonias - Diagnosis Comparison Table
 • Aspergillus
 • Blastomyces
 • Candida
 • Coccidioides
 • Cryptococcus
Pneumonias - Diagnosis Comparison ... Coccidioides • Cryptococcus ... Pneumonias #Diagnosis #Comparison ... #Table #microbiology ... infectiousdiseases #pathology
Cryptococcus vs Blastomyces
C.neoformans - C.gattii - Blastomyces dermatitidis

Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong

#Cryptococcus #Blastomyces #comparison #pathology #microscopy #diagnosis
Cryptococcus vs ... Dong @swinndong #Cryptococcus ... #Blastomyces #comparison ... #pathology #microscopy ... #diagnosis #microbiology
Comparison of basophils and mast cells (in bone marrow).

#Basophils #MastCells #Pathology #Marrow #Smear #Microscopy #Comparison #Table
Comparison of basophils ... and mast cells ... Basophils #MastCells #Pathology ... Marrow #Smear #Microscopy ... #Comparison #Table
Cryptococcus neoformans on Microscopy
- round, budding, variable sizes

Rich Davis, PhD, D(ABMM), MLS @richdavisphd

#Cryptococcus neoformans #clinical #microscopy
Cryptococcus neoformans ... on Microscopy - ... round, budding, variable ... richdavisphd #Cryptococcus ... #microbiology
SMARCB1-deficient sinonasal carcinoma: high grade tumors with varying proportions of basaloid and plasmacytoid/rhabdoid cells; CK+, SMARCB1
plasmacytoid/rhabdoid cells ... SMARCB1 (INI1) loss, variable ... sinonasal #Carcinoma #Pathology ... #Microscopy #Clinical
Common Fungal Pathology 
 • Candida - Small yeast intermingled with pseudohyphae
 • Aspergillosis - Septate
Common Fungal Pathology ... broad based bud • Cryptococcus ... ucsdim #Fungal #Pathology ... #clinical #microscopy ... table #atlas #key #comparison
Fungal Biomarkers: Comparing Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
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Polysaccharide cell ... of Aspergillus cell ... Paecilomyces, Cryptococcus ... Galactomannan #diagnosis #comparison ... #microbiology
Rhabdoid Cells versus Rhabdomyoblastic Cells

Rhabdoid Cells:

• Prominent nucleolus 

• Paranuclear inclusions 

• Pleomorphism Ø 

• CK/EMA
Rhabdoid Cells versus ... Rhabdomyoblastic Cells ... Rhabdoid Cells ... Rhabdomyoblastic #Comparison ... #Pathology #Microscopy
Diffuse Sclerosis Variant—PTC 
 - Rare variant of PTC 
 - Approximately 3% ofall PTC
• Carcinoma cells ... around the tumor cells ... tumor nests • Variable ... Thyroid #Cancer #Pathology ... Clinical #Gross #Microscopy