Pulmonary Mucormycosis in a Patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Diagnostic and Treatment Challenge

Figure 2

Microscopic features of the Rhizopus species isolated from bronchoalveolar lavage culture of the patient. (a) Sporangiophores are long and nondichotomous, usually terminating in large globose sporangia (100×). (b) Sporangiophore with sporangium contains numerous sporangiospores (400×).

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