FIGURE 2.

Hepatic histopathology of human brucellosis. (A) Gross section of the hepatic segments showing a large and relatively well-demarcated lesion with some calcifications and a central necrotic and suppurative area. One square = 1 cm². (B) Hematoxylin and eosin stain. The lesion consists of a large pseudotumoral abscessed lesion with a central necrotic area (^∗) surrounded by a serpiginous granulomatous inflammation (^∗∗) and associated with abundant peripheral fibro-inflammatory tissue (^∗∗∗) (original magnification, ×4). (C) Hematoxylin and eosin stain. Higher power view illustrating the transition between the central suppurative necrosis (^∗), delineated by a rim of epithelioid histiocytes arranged in palisade (^∗∗), with peripheral fibrous tissue comprising an intense lymphoplasmocytic infiltrate (^∗∗∗) (original magnification, ×20).