1. Indirect impression smear of material expressed from a furuncle stained with a modified Wright-Giemsa stain (1000× immersion oil).
Indirect impression smear of material expressed from a furuncle stained with a modified Wright-Giemsa stain (1000× immersion oil). The cytology is dominated by large, activated macrophages with a pale, foamy cytoplasm. Several cells have ingested debris, including dead or dying neutrophils. Other cells include degenerate neutrophils, lymphocytes, plasma cells and erythrocytes. By contrast with Fig 14, bacteria are sparse and hard to find
L. Beco et al. Veterinary Record 2013;172:72
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