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Positive result of immunostaining for varicella zoster virus (VZV) in mucosa [x40].
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A polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay detecting VZV DNA identified VZV in DNA material isolated from two tissue samples from the appendix (Figures 1 and 2) and in one sample of pus from the abdomen.
Submucosa [x60]. Red-brown staining was regarded as a positive result.
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A polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay detecting VZV DNA identified VZV in DNA material isolated from two tissue samples from the appendix (Figures 1 and 2) and in one sample of pus from the abdomen.