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Fungal Mycelium in Nail Scraping for Onychomycosis

Microscopic image of fungal mycelium in a foot nail scraping, suspected onychomycosis. Features of slide preparation with alkali treatment.

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Foot nail scraping specimen: fungal mycelial filaments, alkali treatment, x400

Fungal mycelium. Microscopy of a foot nail specimen. Magnification x400. ✅ Pre-treatment of biomaterial with alkali in vitro.

🙏 Image kindly provided by Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics Physician, Anna Ivanova, Moscow

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