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From: Mycobacterium tuberculosis infections in cynomolgus monkey transplant recipients and institution of a screening program for the prevention and control of tuberculosis

Fig. 2

Gross and histological lesions in a cynomolgus monkey who underwent allograft kidney transplantation suspected to have tuberculosis (Case #2). a Chest radiograph: note the presence of infiltrate. b Granulomatous lung lesions from AK-09. c Granulomatous spleen lesions from AK-09. d Granulomatous liver lesions from AK-09. e Granuloma with central caseous necrosis in lung tissue (AK-09, H&E, ×12.5). f Central caseation in a granuloma, magnification of the blue area in e (AK-09, H&E, ×200). g Various inflammatory cells, magnification of the red area in e (AK-09, H&E, ×200). h, i Acid-fast bacilli (arrow) in lung tissue (AK-09, Ziehl-Neelsen stain × 1000)

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