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Histology stains Flashcards

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How to stain superficial dermatophyte?

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  • PAS
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How to stain intracellular mucin?

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  • Mucicarmine (Carmine is inside)

- remember Hale’s colloidal iron stains extracellular mucin

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How to stain extracellular mucin?

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  • Hale’s Colloidal iron
  • Hale is outside
  • (remember mucicarcime stains intracellular)
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4
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How to stain Amyloid?

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  • Congo red
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How to stain Elastic fibers?

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  • EVG (Verhoeff von Gieson)

- gets Elastic fibers Very Good

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How to stain atypical mycobacterium (e.g. in leprosy)

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  • Fite stain
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How to stain melanin

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  • Fontana-Masson (For-Melanin)
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How to stain deep fungal infections?

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  • GMS (Gomoris methenamine silver)
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How to stain Hemosiderin?

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  • Perl’s prussian blue
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How to stain mast cell granules?

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  • Giemsa
  • toludine blue
  • Leder stain
  • mast cells are all about Gym tanning and laundry (GTL)
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How to stain for Leishmaniasis?

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  • Giemsa
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How to stain type I, II, and III minocycline pigmentation?

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I= Perl's prussian blue
II= Perls prussian blue and fontana masson
III= Fontana masson
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How to stain typical mycobacterium?

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  • Ziehl-Neelsen stain (AFB)
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How to stain smooth muscle?

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  • Trichrome stain (will be red)
  • Actin
  • Desmin
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How to stain fat?

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  • Scarlet red
  • Sudan black
  • osmium tetroxide
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How to stain Calcium?

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  • Von Kossa (Kossa, Calcium)
17
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How to stain Collagen?

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  • Trichrome
18
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How to stain Glycogen?

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  • PAS with and without diastase
19
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Stains that will differentiate dermatofibroma from DFSP?

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  • DFSP will be CD34 positive, this will be negative in DF

- DF will be CD 163 positive (negative in DSFP)

20
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What stain for AXF?

A

CD10

21
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What is a common endothelial cell marker on histopath?

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ERG

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