An Unexpected Contributor to the Cause of Wound Dehiscence |
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Electron Microscopy |
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| Both viruses and bacteria were identified in the the esophageal tissues that were submitted for ultrastructural examination. | ||
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Numerous bacteria were found in the tissue from the esophagus. Some of the bacteria had a subterminal spore. | |
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Intranuclear viral capsids, some of which contained a central electron dense core were identified in the esophageal epithelial cells. | |
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Notice segments of reduplicated host nuclear membrane in the process of viral encapsulation as viral particles are extruded to the cytoplasm of infected cells. | |
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Intranuclear, naked capsids and enveloped full viral particles on the other side of the nuclear membrane within the cell cytoplasm. | |
| Diagnosis | ||
| December 1997 Case-of-the-Month | ||