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Peripheral blood film.
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Blood film investigations showed red blood cells heavily infected with trophozoites and schizont-form Plasmodium knowlesi (Figure 1) and he was started on Quinine.
Colonic Biopsy: Broad aseptate fungal hyphae in lamina propria. Inset shows black fungal hyphae stained by Gomori Methemamine Silver Stain (GMS Stain).
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Biopsies of the ulcers showed broad fungal hyphae aseptate with right angled branching in the lamina propria and vessels consistent with mucormycosis infection (Figure 2).