Pulmonary Mucormycosis in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia and Neutropenia

Figure 2

Histologic sections of pulmonary parenchyma showing prominent necrosis and angioinvasion by fungal species. Fungal hyphal forms noted in lumen and wall of pulmonary vessel (a). Intravascular broad and ribbon-like hyphal forms with right-angle branching and absence of septations, morphologically consistent with zygomycetic infection (hematoxylin/eosin stain (b); GMS staining (c)).

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