Bronchoscopy results, GMS stain
 
Symptoms & History

Physical Findings

Stop & Think

Lab and X-Ray

Differential Diagnosis

The Disease

Treatment

Conclusions

Quiz & Evaluation

Gomori Methanamine Silver stain of the specimen.

Here we see many organisms taking up the silver salt of the GMS stain. The coal black, "caved-in soccer ball" appearance of the organisms is virtually diagnostic of Pneumocystis carinii.   Do you see them?

What do you know about this organism?
 

 

 

 

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