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Welcome to Parasite Case of the Week
Every week I will post a new Case, along with the answer to the previous case. Please feel free to write in with your answers, comments, and questions. Also check out my image archive website at http://parasitewonders.com. Enjoy!
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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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9 comments:
Protoscoleces of Echinococcus?
A really beautiful case of hydatid cyst. We can clearly see the protoscoleces and the hexacanth row of hooklets.
Florida Fan
echinococcus protoscolices
Can you comment on use of carmine stain? Used much now?
Yep I was also thinking hydatid cyst/echinococcus
Echinococcus.
I think Echinococcus
Dr. Pritt's comment on the use of Carmine stain cannot be any better. Carmine stain along with Hematoxylin Eosin stain give us excellent teaching slides to demonstrate the anatomy of the worms. These stains are quite lengthy to perform and the timing of each step depends very much on how thick the organism is, and in many cases have to be monitored with microscopic examination to produce a usable teaching slide.
Unfortunately with the productivity oriented work pace, these sciences fall gradually into obsolescence, or in better wording "lost art".
Florida Fan
Is this case by chance from a middle aged man in the Midwest? Very interesting!
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