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Peripheral blood film from a 40-year-old, terminally ill woman with carcinoma of the cervix.

17. disseminated histoplasmosis

The leukocyte shown in the blood film contains yeast-phase organisms. Cultures of the blood and bone marrow grew Histoplasma capsulatum . Disseminated histoplasmosis typically occurs in immunodeficient patients, most commonly those withAIDS.

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Source:  OpenStax, Images of memorable cases: 50 years at the bedside. OpenStax CNX. Dec 08, 2008 Download for free at http://cnx.org/content/col10449/1.7
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