Monday, May 18, 2009

Case of the Week 70

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Welcome to all of my new readers! I hope you enjoy the parasite case of the week. Please feel free to leave me comments and suggestions. T...
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Sunday, May 17, 2009

Answer to Case 70

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Wow, I can't believe we're up to case 70 already! I've really enjoyed the comments and suggestions from all of my readers. Here...
Monday, May 11, 2009

Case of the Week 69

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The following were seen under 40x magnification growing on tap water agar, 5 days after inoculation with brain tissue. The patient had a sl...
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Sunday, May 10, 2009

Answer to Case 69

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Answer: Acanthamoeba species. The arrow points to 4 classic cysts with 2 walls each - a wrinkled outer wall (exocyst) and inner star-shap...
Monday, May 4, 2009

Case of the Week 68

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The following were seen in a Trichrome stained stool preparation from a patient with bloody diarrhea and abdominal pain. The objects measur...
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Sunday, May 3, 2009

Answer to Case 68

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Answer: Balantidium coli This organism is the only ciliated parasite to infect humans. At 80 microns or larger in longest dimension, it is...
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Monday, April 27, 2009

Case of the Week 67

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The following was found in a lung wedge resection from a South American patient with hemoptysis. It measures approximately 5 mm in length. ...
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Sunday, April 26, 2009

Answer to Case 67

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Answer: Paragonimus spp. As Dr. R points out, this specimen is on the smaller end of the spectrum, being just 5 mm in length (typical size...
Monday, April 20, 2009

Case of the Week 66

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The following object was noted on gross stool examination. Shown here is the mounted object at 100x, Carmine stain. It measures about 1 mm...
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Sunday, April 19, 2009

Answer to Case 66

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Answer: Scolex of Taenia solium . "Pathresident" got this one correct. Nice job! This is the scolex (head) of the pork tape wor...