Monday, June 30, 2014

Case of the Week 309

The following structures were seen in a refrigerated urine specimen.  Identification?



 

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11 comments:

  1. BruceJune 30, 2014 at 5:34 PM

    Schistosoma hematobium

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  2. AnonymousJune 30, 2014 at 5:37 PM

    Schistosoma haematobium ova

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  3. AnonymousJune 30, 2014 at 8:09 PM

    Oh yes, the centrally located spine is characteristic of Schistosoma haematobium ova.

    Florida Fan

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  4. AnonymousJuly 1, 2014 at 8:26 AM

    Agree with above, but putting on the clinical chemistry hat, there seems to be considerable debris in the background, some of which appears crystalline. And are those Liesegang rings resembling gargantuan RBCs?

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  5. AnonymousJuly 1, 2014 at 11:30 AM

    S. haematobium ova

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  6. AnonymousJuly 1, 2014 at 1:54 PM

    I agree Schistosoma haematobium ova

    Lee

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  7. AnonymousJuly 2, 2014 at 4:54 PM

    Schistosoma haematobium

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  8. AnonymousJuly 3, 2014 at 4:22 AM

    My first time here :)
    and yes, I agree with everybody,
    it's Schistosoma haematobium ova.
    Terminal spine noted and usually found in urine.

    Wan Hafiz

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  9. UnknownJuly 3, 2014 at 1:47 PM

    Looks like Schistsoma hematobium to me

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  10. AnonymousJuly 4, 2014 at 2:27 AM

    schistosoma haematobium egg

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  11. Hans NausJuly 4, 2014 at 7:09 AM

    Schistosoma haematobium eggs.
    You can check if they are alive by looking for the 4 flamecels.

    (or leave them under the light of the microscope till they hatch :))

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