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===Microscopic=== | ===Microscopic=== | ||
*Inflammatory infiltrate (key feature @ low power): | *Inflammatory infiltrate (key feature @ low power): | ||
**+/-Plasma cells. | **+/-Plasma cells - subacute. | ||
**+/-Neutrophils. | **+/-Neutrophils - typically abundant, may be rare in subacute.<ref>URL: [http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/216650-overview#a0104 http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/216650-overview#a0104]. Accessed on: 26 November 2013.</ref> | ||
*Microorganisms - '''key feature''' (diagnostic). | *Microorganisms - '''key feature''' (diagnostic). | ||
**Hard to see (even at high power). | **Hard to see (even at high power). | ||