



Fig. 97. Coccidioides immitis. A, section of a lesion of granuloma coccidioides, showing 

 granulation tissue. Several parasites are present in the giant cells. B, high power view of A, 

 showing giant cells and the type of cellular response. (A and B, courtesy of Howard Morrow, 

 H. E. Miller and L. R. Taussig.) In C, rupture of the cell has liberated endospores. (Courtesy 

 of Leslie Smith.) D, high power view, showing closely packed spores within the membrane. 

 E, colony after three weeks. 



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