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Case of the Month 7

Clinical Summary
31 year-old male presented with a nodule in the sole of the foot.

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This care submitted by:

  1. Hameed Aljawad, MD, McMaster University PGY5
  2. Ayman Al Habeeb, MD, McMaster University PGY4
  3. Rick Hung, MD, St. Joseph's Hospital in Toronto
  4. Samih Salama, MD, Professor of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, ssalama@mcmaster.ca
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  Image 1
Section of skin showing charachteristic grains in the centre of zone of suppurative inflammation.

  Image 2

Closer view showing the grains and adjacent suppurative inflammation.

 Image 3
High power of the fungal organisms showing non septate psudohyphae 
 Image5
Groocot stain
 Image 4
High power of the fungal organisms showing non septate psudohyphae 
 
 

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