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H&E staining showing granulomatous inflammation involving peritoneal aspect of hernia sac (A) Numerous rounded small granulomas containing multinucleated histiocytes and associated fibrosis (200x) (B) Occasional large round organisms with refractile boarder (400x).
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Hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining revealed focally necrotizing granulomatous inflammation involving the peritoneal aspect of the hernia sac with numerous rounded small granulomas containing multinucleated histiocytes and associated fibrosis as well as occasional large round organisms with a refractile border (Fig. 1).
GMS (A) and PAS (B) staining showing spherules containing endospores (400x).
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Grocott methenamine silver (GMS) staining and Periodic acid-Schiff (PAS) staining showed spherules containing endospores (Fig. 2).
Lactophenol cotton blue staining showing barrel-shaped arthroconidia (A) (400x) and (B) (1000x).
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Lactophenol cotton blue staining showed barrel-shaped arthroconidia (Fig. 3).