Liver: miliary tuberculosis
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Miliary tuberculosis
This is a high power view of the liver from an HIV-positive adult with miliary tuberculosis. Note that the density of Mycobacterium tuberculosis acid-fast bacilli (AFBs) is high. This is typical of non-reactive (anergic) tuberculosis. Ziehl-Neelsen (ZN) stain.
See also image W0043123.