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Thorax 65:280 doi:10.1136/thx.2009.115659
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Subcutaneous emphysema of the chest: could it be pulmonary mucormycosis?

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Figure 3

Histopathological evaluation of the biopsied membranes showing fungal hyphae suggestive of mucormycosis which are broader, less septate and branch less frequently and more unevenly than the hyphae of aspergillosis. (a) PAS stain, magnification ×400; (b) GMS stain, magnification ×400.

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