Monday, September 9, 2013

Case of the Week 273

The following were seen in the stool of a 15 year old autistic female with long standing constipation and were submitted for parasitic identification. The objects measure several centimeters in length.

How would you sign this case out?

5 comments:

Tom in AZ said...

Not a parasite. Some sort of cast? Any history of pica...perhaps Elmer's glue?

Anonymous said...

"The object submitted is morphologically compatible with psyllium husk cast".
Psyllium husk is indigestible fibers and is used to provide volume or bulk in patients with constipation.
These casts are categorized as pseudo parasites together with other objects submitted as a result of delusional parasitosis.

Florida Fan

Anonymous said...

It doesn't look like a parasite.may be some foreign body cast....

Anonymous said...

No parasite, to irregulary, no real headpiece.

Anonymous said...

Dears:
I was diagnostic by my naturopath and chinese medicines doctor, that these were rope worms. But , on the other hand, the normal medicine , found only helicobacter pylori. for my experience of spelling these during almost 2 years,i considere it was produced by the bacterie. it´s incredible that most doctor do not know it. with the antibiotic pylera i eliminate a lot of these things