Monday, October 12, 2009

Answer to Case 88

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Answer: Enterobius vermicularis (pinworm) Shown here are cross-sections of adult pinworms surrounded by neutrophilic inflammation in the w...
Monday, October 5, 2009

Case of the Week 87

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The following is a giemsa-stained air-dried smear of CSF from a comatose 14 year body. He had been in his normal state of health up until t...
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Sunday, October 4, 2009

Answer to Case 87

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Answer: Naegleria fowlerii trophozoites Congratulations to Alasdair, Salbrent, and Anonymous who all got this correct! The key to the iden...
Monday, September 28, 2009

Case of the Week 86

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The following painless nodule was removed from the subcutaneous skin of the abdomen from an African male. He comments that the skin of his ...
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Sunday, September 27, 2009

Answer to Case 86

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Answer: Onchocercoma. Definition: a subcutanteous tumor-like mass caused by the presence of adult filarial worms Onchocerca volvulus . Not...
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Monday, September 14, 2009

Case of the Week 84

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The following images are from a peripheral blood smear from a 93 year old male from Connecticut. No travel history is received.
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Answer to Case 84

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Answer: Babesia spp. Congratulations to all of my viewers who got this correct. Babesiosis is a tick-borne disease, found in North Americ...
Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Case of the Week 83

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The following "skin tag" was removed from the groin of a middle-aged male. Identification? (CLICK ON IMAGES TO ENLARGE)
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Answer to Case 83

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Answer: Hard Tick This was definitely a challenging one - including for me when I first saw this case. I think that most of us are not use...
Sunday, August 23, 2009

Case of the Week 82

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The following thin Giemsa-stained blood smear is from a missionary who just returned from Tanzania. (CLICK ON IMAGES TO ENLARGE) Identificat...
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