Monday, December 29, 2008

Case of the Week 51

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The following is a "squash prep" of muscle tissue submitted from a Peruvian man with muscle aches and diffuse swelling. The coiled...
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Sunday, December 28, 2008

Answer to Case 51

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Answer: Trichinella spp. larvae Congratulations to Chris, Sue, Anonymous, and the UVM resident who wrote in with the correct answer. This ...
Monday, December 22, 2008

Case of the Week 50

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Happy Holidays! Can you guess who's in the hat?
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Sunday, December 21, 2008

Answer to Case 50

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Thank you all for entertaining answers! The top 2 are: Ancylosantus nicholas and Ancylostoma duodenale, going to a Christmas party Happy Ho...
Monday, December 15, 2008

Case of the Week 49

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The following object was identified in the feces of a 30 year old immigrant from Mexico. Upon manipulation, the following was extracted. Id...
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Answer to Case 49

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Answer: Taenia proglottid (fragment) and egg. This case demonstrates that not all specimens are picture-perfect. Only a portion of a progl...
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Monday, December 8, 2008

Case of the Week 48

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A patient has recurrent fevers after returning from 'Adventure travel' in Africa. He claims to have received all of his pre-travel...
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Sunday, December 7, 2008

Answer to Case 48

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Congratulations to Heather! She accurately identified this organism as Plasmodium vivax, based on the following features: "amoeboid or...
Monday, December 1, 2008

Case of the Week 47

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The following worm was unexpectedly identified in a duodenal washing. It is approximately 200 microns in length. From this video, what org...
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Answer to Case 47

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Answer: Strongyloides stercoralis This was a challenging case. The way I would approach identification is as follows. First, you want to...