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Mucor embolization of blood vessels in the section of the necrotic ileum. Small artery embolized thrombus containing many mycelia (a). Mucormycosis was suspected because of the wide, irregular, and ribbon-like mycelia in each section (arrow) stained with hematoxylin-eosin (b), periodic acid-Schiff (c), and Grocott-Gomori's methenamine silver (d).
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Histopathological examination of the resected segment of the ileum revealed filamentous fungi (Fig. 1), and mucormycosis was suspected.