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Histological abscess layers.
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posted on 2016-04-20, 05:42 authored by Guillaume Marzolf, Marcela Sabou, Béatrice Lannes, François Cotton, David Meyronet, Damien Galanaud, Jean-Philippe Cottier, Sylvie Grand, Hubert Desal, Julie Kreutz, Maleka Schenck, Nicolas Meyer, Francis Schneider, Jean-Louis Dietemann, Meriam Koob, Raoul Herbrecht, Stéphane KremerPeriodic acid-Schiff stain (×20) shows distinct areas with (1) central necrosis, (2a) an intermediate dense hyphal rim, (2b) an external layer of granulation tissue and (3) edematous brain tissue. On MRI, annular enhancement after gadolinium and mild hypointense signal on T2*-weighted images correspond to layer 2a and 2b (see Fig 2C and 2D).
