Diagnostic utility of melanin production by fungi: Study on tissue sections and culture smears with Masson-Fontana stain

• Autori principali: Challa Sundaram (Autore), G Uppin Shantveer (Autore), Pamidi Umabala (Autore), Vemu Lakshmi (Autore)
• Natura: Libro
• Pubblicazione: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Soggetti: article
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Background: Dematiaceous fungi appear brown in tissue section due to melanin in their cell walls. When the brown color is not seen on routine H and E and culture is not available, differentiation of dematiaceous fungi from other fungi is difficult on morphology alone. Aims and Objective: To study if...