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Spherule containing endospores on potassium hydroxide wet mount from
bronchoalveolar lavage.
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After 3 sputum AFB smears were negative, bronchoalveolar lavage was performed and histopathology from the LUL showed spherules containing endospores on potassium hydroxide wet mount (Figure 1) and gram stain (Figure 2).
Spherule containing endospores on gram stain from bronchoalveolar lavage.
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After 3 sputum AFB smears were negative, bronchoalveolar lavage was performed and histopathology from the LUL showed spherules containing endospores on potassium hydroxide wet mount (Figure 1) and gram stain (Figure 2).
Plate from blood culture with Coccidioides immitis growth.
As infectious spores may be easily disseminated by air currents,
Coccidioides poses a significant laboratory hazard.
This photograph was obtained through the glass of a safety cabinet in which
the culture plate cover remained in place.
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Multiple blood cultures grew Coccidioides immitis (Figure 3).