18 February 2024>: Articles
A Case of Thoracic Empyema Caused by
Rare disease
Yuta Matsubayashi A , Kiyomichi Mizuno A , Takashi Yamashita A , Katsuyuki Asai A*DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.943030
Am J Case Rep 2024; 25:e943030
Figure 3. The specimen obtained through the second CT-guided biopsy. During the second CT-guided biopsy, viscous purulent pleural effusion was aspirated, and greenish-yellow sulfur granules were confirmed macroscopically (A). Microphotography of the sulfur granules, showing actinomycotic granules (arrow) surrounded by inflammatory cell infiltration (B) (hematoxylin and eosin stain, magnification ×20).