Here is our monthly case from Idzi Potters and the Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp. The following were seen in a stool specimens in a patient with diarrhea and recent travel to sub-Saharan Africa.
Unstained wet mount:
Combined iron hematoxylin-Kinyoun stain:
Identification?
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Beautiful pics Idzi! One of my favourites!
Cytospora belli?
is that a coccidia? size?
check out the scale bar :)
Thanks Marc ;-)
Would look nice under UV light
ISOSPORA OR CYSIOPORIASIS
The unsporulated oocyst of Isospora belli.
Beautiful Cystoisospora belli! Idzi, as Kamran stated they autofluoresce under UV microscopy too.
We routinely use this characteristic to confirm our light microscopy findings as it is quick and convenient.
Florida Fan
Cystoisospora belli imature oocyst
Ooquiste no esporulado de Isospora belli
Unsporulated oocyst of Cistoisospora belli.
Pardon, Cystoisospora belli
cryptosporidia ??
cryptosporidia??
sarcocystis?
Cystoisospora belli oocysts
Cystoisospora belli
A beautifully stained unsporulated Cystoisospora belli oocyst. It would have been nice to see it with modified acid-fast stain.
Beautiful pictures of Cystoispora belli, an old favorite of mine :)
Bialek R, Binder N, Dietz K, Knobloch J, Zelck UE. Comparison of autofluorescence and iodine staining for detection of Isospora belli in feces. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2002 Sep;67(3):304-5. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.2002.67.304. PMID: 12408672.
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