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parasite bodies of the similar section in fig. 9 herewith. Strang- 

 man(iO) claims to have isolated a complex fungus from cases 

 of granuloma pudendi. 



Obviously one cannot more than suggest the possibility that, 

 so far as the microscopic appearances of the described lesions 

 are concerned, some of these conditions are in some ways similar 

 tc the infection in this case. 



CONCLUSIONS 



From a case of a peculiar chronic skin infection there has been 

 isolated an apparently hitherto undescribed fungus. Some of its 

 parasitic forms are very difficult or impossible to identify in the 

 lesions, as they have the ordinary staining reactions of nuclear 

 material. In cultures, forms frequently develop that are easily 

 overlooked as not significant. It was obtained free-growing with 

 considerable difficulty, having regained its mycelial habit only 

 on banana media, after which it grew luxuriantly. 



Phases of its morphology having reference to the described 

 basic form, entire-cell phase, gelatinous and vesicular-body forma- 

 tion, and reproduction by endosporulation are features not 

 generally recognized as occurring among fungi. It is believed, 

 however, that certain familiar fungi, apparently distinct but 

 possibly related, may under similar conditions exhibit certain of 

 these characteristics. 



The histopathological features of the described infection sug- 

 gest its relation to the so-called botryomycosis hominis and 

 possibly to certain cases, described as granuloma inguinale. 



The classification and the name of this new fungus are left 

 in abeyance, to await the results of other studies now under way. 



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