Microbiology for Medical II Students

Lab 2.1 Candidiasis of Kidney

Slide 1 & 2 | Slide 3 & 4

Slide 1 (140)
Low power: Nearly half of this field shows an area of parenchymal necrosis and leukocytic infiltration - an abscess - within which radiating mycelia are seen.

 

necrosis

Slide 2 (140)
Higher power: A glomerulus is occupied by fungus. Hyphae are indiscriminately growing through normal tissue boundaries. Note the lack of tissue reaction which indicates the patient's diminished response to the organism.

glomerulus

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