Conidial heads (Fruiting Bodies) as a hallmark for histopathological diagnosis of angioinvasive aspergillosis

• Main Authors: Luciana Depiere Lanzarin (Author), Livia Caroline Barbosa Mariano (Author), Maria Cristina Martins de Almeida Macedo (Author), Marjorie Vieira Batista (Author), Amaro Nunes Duarte Neto (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2015-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Aspergillosis is a mycosis that afflicts immunocompetent and immunocompromised hosts; among the former it exhibits different clinical pictures, and among the latter the infection renders an invasive form of the disease. The histologic diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis is somewhat challenging mostl...