LIPID STORAGE

H & E stain	Gomori Trichrome stain
Sudan black stain
Lipid storage in a child: Small, clear vacuoles, or droplets, are present on H & E and GT stains. Sudan black stains large lipid droplets in type I muscle fibers.

Lipid storage in an adult with HIV Small, clear vacuoles: H & E, GT & ATPase stains Abnormal internal architecture with a punctate pattern: NADH & SDH Large lipid droplets in type I muscle fibers: Sudan black
H & E stain
Gomori Trichrome stain	ATPase pH 9.4 stain
NADH stain	SDH stain
Sudan black stain

From: Cory Toth MD

Lipid droplets in a muscle fiber: Ultrastructure

Lipid storage in a muscle fiber

Neighboring muscle fibers with no lipid storage

Two muscle fibers with (above) and without (below) lipid storage

Lipid storage: Lipid droplets & Mitochondria