Monday, September 29, 2008

Case of the Week 39

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Autopsy of an eldery immunocompromised woman with no travel history outside of the U.S. Shown are sections of necrotic large bowel and necr...
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Answer to Case 39

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Answer: Strongyloidiasis, showing mucosal invasion by Strongyloides stercoralis larvae. Note the marked intestinal mucosal necrosis and hi...
Monday, September 22, 2008

Case of the Week 38

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No tricks here - just a simple identification. Bonus question - what is the infective form of this organism?

Answer to Case 38

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No responses to this one - I guess I made it too easy? This is a beautiful example of a Trichuris trichiura or whipworm egg. Note that it ...
Monday, September 8, 2008

Case of the Week 37

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The following was seen in a peripheral blood smear in a traveler from Africa. I don't have a low power view, but these high power image...
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Answer to Case 37

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Answer: Wucheria bancrofti Ok, I admit this was a hard case. There are several morphologic features present in these images to point you to ...
Monday, September 1, 2008

Case of the Week 36

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The following are touch-preps from a brain biopsy. Identification? (CLICK ON IMAGES TO ENLARGE)
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Answer to Case 36

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Answer: Toxoplasmosis; tachyzoites of Toxoplasma gondii seen. This was a very challenging case since the multiple small objects (the tachyz...
Sunday, August 24, 2008

Case of the Week 35

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Name 2 important histologic findings in the following bladder biopsies. (CLICK ON IMAGES TO ENLARGE)
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Saturday, August 23, 2008

Answer to Case 35

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Answer: Urinary schistosomiasis with Schistosoma haematobium and adenocarcinoma of the bladder. I admit that it wasn't quite fair to ex...