This week's case was generously donated from Drs. Cynthia Magro and Lars Westblade. The following object was identified in an hematoxylin and eosin stained tissue section of toenail in a patient with onychomycosis. Identification?
Looks like plant material. Possibly a seed showing embryo and endosperm. Point of interest, Foxtail grass seeds are known to commonly penetrate tissue of dogs to become foreign bodies.
Looks like plant material. Possibly a seed showing embryo and endosperm. Point of interest, Foxtail grass seeds are known to commonly penetrate tissue of dogs to become foreign bodies.
ReplyDeleteVegetali: Endosperma + embrione
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