Microscopic examination of native sputum smear: branching fungal mycelium detected amidst erythrocytes at 100x and 400x magnification. A case study.
🍂 “Tree with falling leaves.” 🔬 Mycelium amidst erythrocytes in a native sputum smear. Magnification 400x and 100x.
🔬 Material kindly provided by biochemist Daniil Adamov, Moscow
Microscopy of a sputum smear with Ziehl-Neelsen staining: detection of pseudomycelium and blastospores of yeast-like fungi against a background of squamous epithelial cells.
Microscopic detection of acid-fast bacilli (AFB) in sputum smears using Ziehl-Neelsen staining for tuberculosis diagnosis. Learn key features.
A clinical case detailing the detection of Charcot-Leyden crystals in the sputum of a patient with COPD and pneumonia. Microscopic findings of a native preparation.
