Wednesday, August 24, 2011

The new crop: Jul - Aug 2011

Cerebral venous thrombosis

Base of skull in a case of cerebral venous thrombosis (what hath God wraught?)

Histoplasma


Some capsulated organisms in macrophages (Bone marrow of HIV +ve patient) ? Histoplasma

Castleman disease


The 'lollipop' in the lymph node

Leprosy


BT leprosy - note the nerve infiltration and well defined granulomas with giant cells



Another diffuse nerve infiltration


Neurocysticercosis

From an autopsy

Acinic cell carcinoma of parotid



Myelolipoma of adrenal gland - note the megakaryocyte






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