Saturday, March 24, 2012

Case of the Week 201

The following was seen in a centrifuged urine specimen from an adopted child from Malawi. She had also been recently diagnosed with hepatitis C infection.

(unstained, 100 times original magnification)


(unstained, 200 times original magnification)


(unstained, 400 times original magnification)


Identification?

This case was generously provided by MicrobeMan (Dr. Ryan Relich).
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6 comments:

  1. AnonymousMarch 24, 2012 at 11:01 PM

    Shistosoma haematobium

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  2. AnonymousMarch 26, 2012 at 12:49 AM

    Agree, schistosoma hematobium. The spine that points downwards reminds you that it's pointing towards the bladder.

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  3. KathyMarch 26, 2012 at 6:33 AM

    I agree with Schistosoma haematobium.

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  4. AnonymousMarch 27, 2012 at 5:19 AM

    Schistosoma haematobium ,nice picture :)

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  5. Steve MerryMarch 27, 2012 at 2:35 PM

    Lake Malawi is one of those famous sites to get S. hematobium for travelers or nationals. And, yup, that's the egg!

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  6. AnonymousMarch 27, 2012 at 4:22 PM

    Agree: S. hematobium

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