Subacute IPA in rheumatoid nodules of the lung

Date: 26 November 2013

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Subacute IPA in rhematoid nodules of the lung. in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis. Histology sections stained with H&E

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Varying fields from a case of rheumatoid disease complicated by Aspergillus infection. At the margin there are pallisaded histiocytes, as seen in a rheumatoid nodule, with abundant Aspergillus in the cavity.

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  • Aspergillus versicolor

    A. versicolor by microscopy showing very long thin conidiophores.

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  • Aspergillus versicolor

    Pigmentation of Aspergillus versicolor colonies ranged from pale green to greenish-beige, pink-green, dark green and brown. Reverse is usually reddish. The growth rate is usually slow. Cultured on Sabouraud dextrose agar with chloramphenicol.

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  • Aspergillus versicolor

    A Colonies on MEA after one week; B, C conidial heads with tip of conidiophire, x920; D conidial head, x 2330; E conidial heads x920

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  • Aspergillus versicolor

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  • Aspergillus restrictus

    A Colonies on MEA + 20% sucrose after one week; B detail of colony showing columnar conidial heads x 44 ; C conidial heads x 920; D conidia x2330

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  • Aspergillus piperis

    Scanning electron micrograph photo of conidia. Scale bar: 1 µm.

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  • Aspergillus piperis

    Conidia

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  • Aspergillus penicillioides

    Conidia-forming head and culture plate

    A

  • Aspergillus niger

    Cultures are grown on malt extract agar for 5-7 days at 30°C.
    Light microscopy-1000x stained with lacto-phenol and cotton blue.

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  • Aspergillus chevalieri

    A Colonies on MEA +20% sucrose after one week; B ascomata x 40; C conidiophores x 920; D ascospores x2330; E ascoma x 230; F portion of ascoma with asci and ascospores, x 920.

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