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Pulmonary artery containing numerous large fungal hyphae with minimal septation and branching, some with an empty appearance (H&E, 200x).
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Autopsy revealed infected thrombosis of the main left-lower-lobe pulmonary artery with massive parenchymal zygomycosis, infarction, and hemorrhage (Figures 1 and 2).
Fungal hyphae with prominent collapsed configuration resembling twisted ribbon (H&E, 400x).
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Autopsy revealed infected thrombosis of the main left-lower-lobe pulmonary artery with massive parenchymal zygomycosis, infarction, and hemorrhage (Figures 1 and 2).
Coronary artery thrombosed with clot containing unusual basophilic strands not typical of fibrin (H&E, 40x).
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There was severe coronary atherosclerosis with up to approximately 80% stenosis of the left circumflex coronary artery and infected thrombosis of left anterior descending coronary artery and multiple branches of this artery (Figures 3 and 4).
Coronary artery clot containing numerous large, relatively open, pauciseptate fungal hyphae typical of Zygomycetes (H&E, 200x).
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There was severe coronary atherosclerosis with up to approximately 80% stenosis of the left circumflex coronary artery and infected thrombosis of left anterior descending coronary artery and multiple branches of this artery (Figures 3 and 4).