This week's case is also generously donated by Florida Fan, who has just had a run of really great cases! The specimen is a particularly striking trichrome-stained stool specimen from a 20 year-old male from Florida (1000x):
Giardia trophozoites. But how often are they found in the stool if compared with cysts? I thought that trophozoites are more likely to be detect in duodenal aspirates.
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Nice Giardia on Trichrome stain! Lee
ReplyDeletelooks like everyone has this nailed with Giardia trophs. Fabulous ghostly appearance with the trichrome stain!
ReplyDeleteGiardia trophozoites. But how often are they found in the stool if compared with cysts? I thought that trophozoites are more likely to be detect in duodenal aspirates.
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