Monday, March 23, 2009

Case of the Week 62

The following was seen on a slide prepared with unstained blood from a Sudanese immigrant. What is your preliminary diagnosis?

Initial view from 100x magnification


Higher magnification (1000x)

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6 comments:

  1. AnonymousMarch 23, 2009 at 12:23 PM

    A bit of a guess here, but Loa loa??

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  2. AnonymousMarch 23, 2009 at 12:39 PM

    I agree Loa loa - Scott

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  3. AnonymousMarch 23, 2009 at 12:41 PM

    Could it be Strongyloidiasis.

    From: Mayo New England

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  4. AnonymousMarch 25, 2009 at 12:08 PM

    I see rouleax formation..... BW from VT

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  5. AnonymousMarch 26, 2009 at 6:45 PM

    I agree,what's up with the massive rouleaux-ing? And the worm's just gross, but loa loa also came to mind.

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  6. AnonymousMarch 27, 2009 at 9:09 AM

    Should the list of possibilities be expanded to include Wuchereria and Mansonella?

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