Gastrointestinal CMV Disease and Tuberculosis in an AIDS Patient: Synergistic Interaction between Opportunistic Coinfections

Figure 3

Esophagus (a, d), ileocecal valve (b, e), and colon (c, f). Histopathological examination showing chronic granulomatous inflammation with necrotic area and giant cells, at 200x magnification (a, b, and c), in addition to alcohol-acid-resistant bacilli by Ziehl–Neelsen staining, at 400x magnification (e). (d, f) The immunohistochemical study with positive labeling for CMV in cells with clear halos, at 400x magnification.

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