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PART 8: Infectious Diseases
SECTION 16   Fungal Infections

205 Mucormycosis
Brad Spellberg / Ashraf S. Ibrahim

Figure 205-1  Histopathology sections of Rhizopus oryzae in infected brain. A. Broad, ribbon-like, nonseptate hyphae in the parenchyma (arrows) and a thrombosed blood vessel with extensive intravascular hyphae (arrowhead) (hematoxylin and eosin). B. Extensive, broad, ribbon-like hyphae invading the parenchyma (Gomori methenamine...
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