Histochemistry of the racemose form of Cysticercus cellulosae.

The racemose form of brain cysticercosis arises from an intense proliferation of the bladder wall after the scolex part has degenerated. The proliferating zones are 2-3 times thicker than the remaining parts of the bladder and are characterized by a densely folded tegument and thick subtegumental and parenchymal layers. The tegument and subtegumental cells contain a large amount of acid mucosubstances with sulpho groups and hydrophilic lipids, and exhibit a high activity of alkaline and acid phosphatases.

Disseminated pulmonary adiaspiromycosis identified in bioptic material from the lung.

A disseminated form of pulmonary adiaspiromycosis was estimated in a 48 year old miner. The origin of a hypersensitivity mainly of an immediate allergic type became evident during an immunological examination and was partly indicated also by the tissue reaction and by elevated level of serum IgE (480 I.U.