Demonstration of spermatozoa in the lung of an AIDS patient.
Using the DNA-binding fluorochrome, DAPI, spermatozoa and Pneumocystis carinii were easily demonstrated in postmortem lung sections of an AIDS patient. The possible practical significance of these findings is discussed.
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000473:pathology*; D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D017977:Deltaretrovirus; D006716:Homosexuality; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence; D011020:Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / Q000473:pathology; D011650:Pulmonary Alveoli / Q000473:pathology; D012192:Retroviridae Infections / Q000473:pathology*; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000473:pathology*