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Fig. 4

From: Continuous venovenous hemodiafiltration using cytokine-adsorbing hemofilters as adjuvant therapy for anaerobic descending necrotizing mediastinitis: a case report

Fig. 4

Histopathological staining of the thymic and parathymic tissue. Thymic and parathymic tissue with necrotic debris, neutrophil apoptosis, and massive infiltration of lymphocytes. Hassall’s corpuscles are shown. Lymphocyte aggregates are present in the fat of the involuted thymic tissue. The surrounding connective tissue is characterized by inflammation and purulent (suppurative) exudate consisting of dead neutrophils, fibrinogen, erythrocytes, and colonies of bacteria

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Journal of Medical Case Reports

ISSN: 1752-1947