Intest Res.  2018 Oct;16(4):646-647. 10.5217/ir.2018.00065.

Lymph node macrophages: drug-related reaction or infectious-lesion?

• Handra-Luca A

• KMID: 2434168
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5217/ir.2018.00065

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Lymph Nodes*
Macrophages*

Figure

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  Fig. 1. The gallbladder lymph node contained several extravascular PAS- (A, B, H&E) and CD68-positive macrophages (C, immunohistochemical staining) (arrows). Original magnification ×2.5 (A), ×40 (B), and ×20 (C).

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