Tuesday, October 10, 2017

Case of the Week 463

The following objects were seen in a urine specimen obtained from a 16-year old male from Northern Africa. The urine was noted to be grossly bloody. Identification?

They were clearly still alive!


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8 comments:

  1. Anthony RochesterOctober 10, 2017 at 7:26 PM

    Schistosoma haematobium~!

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  2. AnonymousOctober 10, 2017 at 7:53 PM

    Definitely a case of schistosomiasis with Schistosoma haematobium. The video clip clearly shows a live miracidium inside the egg.

    Florida Fan

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  3. Idzi P.October 10, 2017 at 11:39 PM

    Indeed, living Schistosoma haematobium eggs. Miracidium ready to get out of the egg, in order to look for the intermediate snail-host.

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  4. Carlo Alberto VarlaniOctober 11, 2017 at 3:27 AM

    Uova di Schistosoma haematobium

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  5. AliOctober 11, 2017 at 10:05 AM

    This is a Schistosoma haematobium ovum, causative agent of Urinary bilharziasis.However, the terminal spine is not as prominent as it is usually seen.

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  6. UnknownOctober 16, 2017 at 2:55 AM

    Definitely S.haematobium. Much clearer images here compared to the ones on LinkedIn, with visible terminal spines and a miracidium...

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  7. UnknownOctober 19, 2017 at 2:42 AM

    S haematobium definitely with such clear morphology and 👍video

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  8. drivanpOctober 22, 2017 at 5:34 AM

    Schistosoma haematobium

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