Monday, November 8, 2010

Case of the Week 138

A section of small intestine was resected from a 50 year old man from China with widespread malignancy. What infection is shown here?
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H&E, 20x original magnification


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H&E, 200x original magnification


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H&E, 400x original magnification


Given the geographic origin of this individual, what is/are the most likely species involved?
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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousNovember 8, 2010 at 8:55 AM

    Schistosomiasis. Given the geographical origin, most likely S. japonicum.

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  2. AnonymousNovember 14, 2010 at 3:47 PM

    S. japonicum . Habitat: small intestine. Geographical distribution: china

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