Case 87. Candidosis of lung (55 y-o M)

　 　 　 　
　 Fatal severe pneumonia in a septicemic patient after chemotherapy for lung cancer 　
　 　 　 　

　

 　 Sausage-shaped chains of pseudohyphae of Candida albicans show deep basophilia and vacuolation at the site of junctions. Hyphae formation predominates in such a destructive, invasive lesion.