Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Kindai University Hospital, Osaka-Sayama, Japan.
Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Hashimoto Municipal Hospital, Hashimoto, Japan.
Pathol Int. 2024 Nov;74(11):648-654. doi: 10.1111/pin.13476. Epub 2024 Aug 28.
Most elements of filamentous fungi seen in human tissue by pathologists are hyphae, and encountering other elements may interfere with diagnosis. Sporangia and chlamydospores are such elements that have been described in only a few case reports. We present an autopsy case with the extremely rare coexistence of Mucorales sporangia and chlamydospores in the lung. These fungal elements must be recognized and identified accurately because they can easily be mistaken for other fungi, microorganisms, or degenerated tissue structures.
大多数病理学家在人体组织中观察到的丝状真菌都是菌丝，而遇到其他元素可能会干扰诊断。孢子囊和厚壁孢子是仅在少数病例报告中描述过的此类元素。我们报告了一例极为罕见的毛霉目孢子囊和厚壁孢子同时存在于肺部的尸检病例。这些真菌元素必须被准确地识别和鉴定，因为它们很容易被误认为是其他真菌、微生物或退化的组织结构。
