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View larger version (82K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Figure 1. A chest x-ray film (Panel A) in a 41-year-old man with human immunodeficiency virus infection who had a four-month history of fever, cough, and worsening dyspnea showed a diffuse, bilateral reticulonodular pattern. A blood smear (Panel B; Wright-Giemsa stain, x1000) obtained on admission showed intracellular organisms in segmented neutrophils. These yeast-like organisms had a clear halo, suggesting a capsule, and were consistent with histoplasma. The diagnosis was confirmed by bronchoalveolar lavage (Panel C; Grocott's methenamine silver, x1000), which showed small, budding yeast characteristic of histoplasma (1 to 4 µm in diameter). The patient was intubated . . . [Full Text of this Article]

 

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