Figure 10: The PAP stained smear of mint leaves contains a multicellular round structure with central dots resembling Mollescum contagiosum (A). Onion cells are large and appear balloon-like and thin (B). Mushroom have tangles of filamentous hyphae (C, D). The hyphae appear long and broad, and can be difficult to distinguish from better known pathologic fungal elements such as Aspergillus. The intact ends of the strand appear to have a rounded, slightly convex contour. High power view shows acute angle branching (D).
A: Mint leaves, PAP stain, 60x magnification
B: Onion, MGG stain, 40x magnification
C: Mushroom, MGG stain, 60x magnification
D: Mushroom, PAP stain, 60x magnification