Monday, February 15, 2021

Case of the Week 626

 This week's post is from my own collection - A Giemsa-stained preparation of vaginal secretions from a woman with dyspareunia. The objects measure approximately 15-20 micrometers in maximum dimension. 





Identification?


On a related topic, I had the privilege of recording a podcast with Dennis Strenk, the founder and voice of the People of Pathology Podcast. You can listen to our podcast here:

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/people-of-pathology-podcast/id1490210201#episodeGuid=peopleofpathology.podbean.com%2F21de3cca-ef03-3807-8520-c1e85a1c9300

 

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0q2wPe3NdMB4T9YkECP8Y5?si=4AfWDZHqQoS0ph-QZXtiig

 

Google: https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBvZGJlYW4uY29tL3Blb3BsZW9mcGF0aG9sb2d5L2ZlZWQueG1s&episode=cGVvcGxlb2ZwYXRob2xvZ3kucG9kYmVhbi5jb20vMjFkZTNjY2EtZWYwMy0zODA3LTg1MjAtYzFlODVhMWM5MzAw


12 comments:

Anonymous said...

Trichomonas vaginalis?

Anonymous said...

Trichomonas vaginalis. Good news for the lady - very treatable I would think.

William Sears said...

Trichomonas vaginalis

TheOracle said...

Pear shaped, four apical flagella, big nuclei, axostyles, undulating membranes... marvelous samples of Trichomonas vaginalis, no doubt!

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Anonymous said...

Very nice, these flagellates don’t stain well all the time. They often are distorted, shrunken and deformed making an easy diagnosis challenging at times. For those who are training or in training, these smears tend to fade after a few weeks so these photographs may be the best tools available. Trichomonas vaginalis though found routinely in Pap smears, their flagella don’t stain well.
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Pamela DurĂ¡n said...

Trichomonas vaginalis

Sir Galahad said...

Trichomonas vaginalis

Anonymous said...

Trichomonas vaginalis. By the way, what fantastic photos Dr. Pritt!

Luis H.

Sam said...

Trichomonas vaginalis trophozoites. Treatment with Metronidazole would be appropriate. This would be of concern if the patient was pregnant as T.vaginalis can cause premature rupture of membranes, preterm birth, and decreased birth weights.

P.s. great appearance on the podcast!

Marc Couturier said...

I feel like this is a trich... :)

Anonymous said...

T Vag. Another source to reference would be the 2021 February calendar of Bobbi's blog. Nice pics as always.

Old One said...

Wonderful photos.

Great interview.