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The following egg is found in a human fecal concentration. Without knowing size, what is the most likely diagnosis? Name 3 other possible diagnoses. CLICK ON THE IMAGE TO ENLARGE.
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3 comments:
Kelli and I say Hookworm, most likely, but possibly Trichostrongylus. Could also be, maybe, Ascaris that has lost its mammillated layer?
I am voting for a fertile, but decorticated Ascaris egg. Maybe the NEJM video from last week's post was a prelude to this image...
I would suggest a morel or other mushroom spore given the lack of internal differentiation usually seen with hookworm eggs at the time of passage.
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