Delicate cylindrical epithelial cells in the sputum of a pulmonology patient, Ziehl-Neelsen stain.
🙏 The publication was kindly provided by Ekaterina Nozdrina, Omsk.
Morphology of respiratory tract cylindrical epithelium in sputum smears with Ziehl-Neelsen staining. Cytological criteria for assessing cellular composition.





Delicate cylindrical epithelial cells in the sputum of a pulmonology patient, Ziehl-Neelsen stain.
🙏 The publication was kindly provided by Ekaterina Nozdrina, Omsk.

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