PMC555544_01
Subcutaneous swelling and granuloma formation in right upper quadrant.
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F1
The patient was readmitted to our center after eight months with a tender mass in his right upper quadrant (RUQ) (Fig 1).
Computerized tomography showed a hypodense area in right lobe of liver with peripheral enhancement
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F2
A computerized tomography (CT) scan of the chest and abdomen was performed which revealed the hypodense area in liver (Fig 2).
KOH 10% preparation of hepatic abscess showing dichotomous septated hyaline hyphae.
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F3
The microscopic examination of clarified specimen with KOH 10% indicated the branched, septated and dichotomous mycelia (Fig. 3).