Giant spherules in a lung biopsy specimen

NEET PG Microbiology
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The figure given below shows giant spherules in a lung biopsy specimen. Which of the following show such stage.

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  1. Histoplasmosis
  2. Blastomycosis
  3. Coccidiodomycosis
  4. None

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Spherule is seen in Coccidioidmycosis.

SPHERULES are unique to coccidioides which develop from arthroconidia in human body . These spherules contain unicellular ENDOSPORES.