Monday, March 4, 2019

Case of the Week 534

It's time for our fun monthly case from Idzi Potters and the Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp. The following objects were seen in a stool specimen (direct wet prep) from a child with watery diarrhea. The objects measure approximately 40-45 µm in length. Identification?

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12 comments:

  1. Sir GalahadMarch 4, 2019 at 11:01 AM


    Stomi (con cellule di guardia) su foglia di pianta

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  2. Sir GalahadMarch 4, 2019 at 11:05 AM

    Leaves with stomata only on the top page.

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  3. AnonymousMarch 4, 2019 at 11:05 AM

    Just a few pollen grains. These may be mistaken for parasites ova.
    Florida Fan

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  4. AnonymousMarch 4, 2019 at 2:48 PM

    My wrong, agree with above comments.
    Florida Fan

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  5. Bernardino RochaMarch 4, 2019 at 2:50 PM

    Agree with turgid guard cells, with stomatal pores.

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  6. LuisMarch 4, 2019 at 5:32 PM

    Estoma de hojas, artefactos

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  7. Blaine A. MathisonMarch 5, 2019 at 8:25 AM

    Before these can be seen in stool, they must be first passed through the stoma-ch! :-)

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  8. AnonymousMarch 5, 2019 at 5:25 PM

    Idzi, I couldn't identify. Thanks for the lesson.

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  9. UnknownMarch 6, 2019 at 10:48 AM

    Trichuris spp

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  10. BISHALMarch 6, 2019 at 11:20 AM

    Artifacts

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  11. Idzi P.March 6, 2019 at 1:14 PM

    Woaaw! I feel honored! Something that Old One could not identify! That’s not easy to find! ;-)
    Most of the time, I am learning from you, Old One! So allow me to thank you for those lessons too! And the same counts for Blaine, Florida Fan, Bernardino, Luis, Sir Galahad (and probably a bunch of others that I forgot at this moment, sorry) too! And of course for Dr. Pritt who created this wonderful platform of knowledge! So thanks Bobbi! Thanks everyone!

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  12. AnonymousMarch 6, 2019 at 4:53 PM

    Three cheers.

    "Huzzah, Huzzah, Huzzah"

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