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Sporotrichosis - asteroid body
An asteroid body, composed of a pair of budding yeasts of
S. schenckii
surrounded by a layer of Splendore-Hoeppli substance, with radiating projections.
Reproduced with permission from: Rubin E, Farber JL. Pathology, 3rd Edition. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 1999. Copyright © 1999 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
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