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Please note that all opinions expressed here are mine and not my employer. Information provided is for educational purposes only. It is not intended as and does not substitute for medical advice. I do not accept medical consults from patients.
The Fine Print:
Please note that all opinions expressed here are mine and not my employer. Information provided is for educational purposes only. It is not intended as and does not substitute for medical advice. I do not accept medical consults from patients.
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11 comments:
Schistosoma hematobium
Schistosoma haematobium ova
Oh yes, the centrally located spine is characteristic of Schistosoma haematobium ova.
Florida Fan
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?
S. haematobium ova
I agree Schistosoma haematobium ova
Lee
Schistosoma haematobium
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
Looks like Schistsoma hematobium to me
schistosoma haematobium egg
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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