ID#: 1348
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This is a photomicrograph of a tissue specimen extracted from a foot lesion from a patient with a condition known as botryomycosis, a chronic inflammatory reaction in response to a bacterial infection. Note the two sulfur granules staining classically in a bright eosinophilic manner, appearing as crystalline structures that take on a characteristic starburst pattern.
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Content Provider(s): CDC/ Dr. Martin Hicklin
Creation Date: 1964
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