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Department of Pathology
Case of the Month November 2005
A 35-year-od female with a right pneumothorax
Paul Hartel MD & Canfield MD
Microscopic Description
Histologic sections demonstrated focal granulomatous inflammation with Langhans-type giant cells surrounded by lymphocytes, plasma cells and a few eosinophils (Figure 1). Round eosinophilic bodies with central clearing were scattered throughout the hematoxylin & eosin sections (Figure 2). PAS staining of these bodies was positive and revealed large spherule containing many endospores (Figure 3).
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