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Sputum from an asthmatic patient
showing plugs(casts) containing growths of Aspergillus fumigatus. The development of plugs coincided with an increased prevalence and severity of episodes of asthma |
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Plugs stained with Methenamine/silver Actively growing mycelia of the fungus are a deep brown/black. Counterstaining shows the dense mucus of the plugs as predominantly orange. |
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