Case of the Week 652

Happy Labor Day weekend to my American readers! It ' s the first Monday of the month, and time for our monthly case from Idzi Potters and theInstitute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp. The following structures were seen in Ziehl-Neelsen stained sputum specimen for acid fast bacilli, thus prompting additional examination of direct wet mounts. The patient had recently from Sicily. Ziehl-Neelsen stained sputum specimen:Direct wet mount:Identification?
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