Rapid Progression of Pulmonary Blastomycosis in an Untreated Patient of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Figure 5
Representative photomicrographs from the transbronchial lung biopsy. (a) Lymphocytic infiltration and multiple giant cells (H & E, ×200). (b) Intracellular fungal organism within a giant cell (arrowheads) (H & E stain ×600). (c) Yeast-like cells of Blastomyces dermatitidis. Note the characteristic broad based budding (arrowhead) (GMS stain, ×400). (d) A representative section with negative mucicarmine stain (×200).
