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Washington University Experience | INFECTION | Fungus | Cryptococcosis | 1 Cryptococcal Meningitis | 1B1 Cryptococcal Meningitis (Case 1) H&E 1 copy
1B1-5 H&E examination of the leptomeninges in this case. A fleeting look at the low magnification H&E section showing expansion of the leptomeninges (arrows) may only hint at the ongoing process. Successive higher magnifications finally begin to resolve the yeasts. Notice that even H&E sections suggests the presence of a capsule (arrowheads, 1B3) as well as a more typical appearance (arrows, 1B3).
