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Figure 1 | Diagnostic Pathology

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From: A case report of seronegative cat scratch disease, emphasizing the histopathologic point of view

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Histopathology, silver stain and PCR of Cat scratch disease. (A) The affected lymph node showed reactive follicular hyperplasia and multiple geographic microabscesses (H&E stain × 40). (B) Numerous neutrophils are seen in the necrotic foci of the lymph node (H&E stain × 400). (C) Some clumps of bacteria were found in the lymph node (Warthin-Starry silver stain × 1,000). (D) Results of semi-nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for the B. henselae pap 31 gene (211 bp). From the left column, Lanes 1-5: Lane 1 and 5, DNA ladder marker (Bioneer, Daejeon, Korea); lane 2, positive control (Houston-1, ATCC 49882); lane 3, negative control; lane 4, lymph node tissue from the patient.

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