tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629132641307534690.post145679424701177937..comments2024-03-26T16:04:11.096-05:00Comments on Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites: Case of the Week 460ParasiteGalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09093150363550239544noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629132641307534690.post-57336587884347343372017-09-19T18:36:15.871-05:002017-09-19T18:36:15.871-05:00Sheldon and Idzi,
Sorry I had only limited info on...Sheldon and Idzi,<br />Sorry I had only limited info on this female patient. You raised a very good point about the Ascaris being possibly an Ascaris suis. When I was teaching medical technologist students, I often had to go to pig farms for teaching materials for subjects like this.<br />Florida FanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629132641307534690.post-37041393690378519892017-09-19T11:56:18.813-05:002017-09-19T11:56:18.813-05:00I agree with Balantidium coli...
The only other ci...I agree with Balantidium coli...<br />The only other ciliate I ever found in stools was Paramecium sp. (contamination with water from toilet).<br />Size could be handy for confirmation (if this structure is 45microns, I'd definitely go for B.coli...).<br />Sheldon has a good point about the Ascaris suis. B.coli is often found in pigfarms...Idzi P.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629132641307534690.post-64720583167728524662017-09-19T08:08:46.934-05:002017-09-19T08:08:46.934-05:00I am leaning toward Balantidium coli if only becau...I am leaning toward Balantidium coli if only because its the only ciliated intestinal parasite in my handy atlas. Is the looping movement in the video what Ash & Orihel describe as a "rotary, boring motion?" If so, I disagree...I don't find it boring at all!<br /><br />Mark FoxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629132641307534690.post-64357973064877914262017-09-19T03:07:08.969-05:002017-09-19T03:07:08.969-05:00Its got a lot more little round things inside of i...Its got a lot more little round things inside of it than any picture of Balantidium I've seen..Anthony Rochesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11753892703909484167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629132641307534690.post-74609023261467775202017-09-18T21:49:41.269-05:002017-09-18T21:49:41.269-05:00Yes, distinctively Balantidium coli. I wonder if ...Yes, distinctively Balantidium coli. I wonder if the Ascaris was A. suis, as Balantidium is associate with exposure to pigs. Sheldon Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09524590709558343536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629132641307534690.post-9969014831881913452017-09-18T17:04:53.854-05:002017-09-18T17:04:53.854-05:00Balantidium coliBalantidium coliAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com