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Fig. 2

From: Description of two fatal cases of melioidosis in Mexican children with acute pneumonia: case report

Fig. 2

Macroscopic and microscopic images of lungs and spleen from a fatal case of melioidosis. a, macroscopic aspect of the lungs with several abscesses. b, microscopic image of the lung showing the multiple abscesses from the male patient. c, macroscopic aspect of the spleen with splenomegaly and many abscesses. d, microscopic image of the spleen with destruction of the splenic parenchyma in the central territory of the cavity. The arrows indicate the abscesses

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