tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629132641307534690.post5341516684640867057..comments2024-03-26T16:04:11.096-05:00Comments on Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites: Case of the Week 653ParasiteGalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09093150363550239544noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629132641307534690.post-65223836250289855922021-09-15T19:23:00.529-05:002021-09-15T19:23:00.529-05:00Could it be a piece of sausage casing? We sometime...Could it be a piece of sausage casing? We sometimes received a specimen like this for parasite identification.<br />Florida Fan Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629132641307534690.post-85291476501720142542021-09-15T13:24:58.590-05:002021-09-15T13:24:58.590-05:00The object doesn't seem to have any defining f...The object doesn't seem to have any defining features that would suggest that it is a parasitic worm. I would report as no parasites found. My best guess as to what this is would be that given the patient had cystic fibrosis it may be some kind of mucous plug?Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08527111856234825333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629132641307534690.post-2256884825147511922021-09-15T11:37:05.960-05:002021-09-15T11:37:05.960-05:00Foreign body and bronchoscopist will probably know...Foreign body and bronchoscopist will probably know or be able to elicit from patient/Mom. Kinda looks sponge-like and maybe plastic. Sacrosanct but maybe put through a section now that pics have been taken.CA guessinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15955582776983512314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629132641307534690.post-14050360399442128972021-09-14T07:31:06.158-05:002021-09-14T07:31:06.158-05:00Fish bone?Fish bone?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629132641307534690.post-54079886144729038892021-09-13T18:49:56.871-05:002021-09-13T18:49:56.871-05:00The object did not have any internal organization ...The object did not have any internal organization nor visible external anatomy. It displays a ribbon like morphology being flat and slender especially at the bend. Though I cannot determine exactly what it is, I would say that it is not a parasite, most likely an artifact.<br />Florida Fan Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com