Microscopic examination of native sputum preparation: discovery of Curschmann's spiral at 40x magnification in a pneumonia patient.
Curschmann’s spiral. Native sputum preparation. Pulmonology. 40x magnification. Patient with pneumonia, HIV-infected.
🙏 The publication was kindly provided by Ekaterina Nozdrina, Omsk.
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