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Image Description: Higher magnification from the area of the abscess shows bacteria (the group of small blue dots), fibrin, necrotic tissue, neutrophils, and macrophages within the abscess. Note that the abscess locally destroys the alveolar septa. |
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| Structures | Structure Descriptions |
| proteinaceous material w/ inflam cells | The lung parenchyma surrounding the abscess is hemorrhagic and edematous (area at right of image). The edema fluid is pink due to high protein content. |
| necrotic debris w/ inflamm. Cells | The dominant inflammatory cells are neutrophils - these cells cannot be identified at this power. |
| bacteria | Colonies of staphylococci within the abscess stain dark blue with H&E. |
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