Figure 1: Sediment smear of pleural fluid from a 9 month old goat with respiratory distress

The smear contains many eosinophils (black arrows) with a few macrophages. One macrophage contains small brown globules (hemosiderin, presumptive) and phagocytized eosinophil granules (arrowhead). There is a small amount of blood in the background (Wright’s, 50x objective).

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