Monday, January 5, 2009

Case of the Week 52

Brain biopsy from an adult male with mental status changes. The 2 images are from the same microscopic field at different planes of focus, to demonstrate the range of findings. Identification? (CLICK ON IMAGES TO ENLARGE)

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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 5, 2009 at 9:13 PM

    I think it looks like Toxoplasmosis gondii cysts.

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 7, 2009 at 7:55 AM

    Toxo for sure. The cyst in the central field is a tachyzoite right?

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  3. UnknownJanuary 8, 2009 at 2:26 PM

    Toxo (maybe I should have suggested brain biopsies in my psych job I did last!)
    Kathryn

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