Sunday, May 20, 2012

Case of the Week 209

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The following liver biopsy is from 6 year old girl.  (CLICK ON IMAGES TO ENLARGE) Hematoxylin and eosin (H&E), 200 times original ...
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Saturday, May 19, 2012

Answer to Case 209

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Answer:  Visceral larva migrans caused by Toxocara spp. The images of the liver show a single section of a larval nematode within a granul...
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Monday, May 14, 2012

Case of the Week 208

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The following case was generously donated by MicrobeMan: The patient is a 70-year-old woman who presented with 2 weeks of fever, chills, a...
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Sunday, May 13, 2012

Answer to Case 208

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Answer:  babesiosis Great discussion on this case!  Based on morphology (since I didn't provide an exposure history), most readers tho...
Monday, May 7, 2012

Case of the Week 207

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The following were an unexpected finding on anal Papanicolaou-stained pap smear from a male with papular anal lesions.  Identification? (CLI...
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Sunday, May 6, 2012

Answer to Case 207

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Answer:  Giardia intestinalis ( lamblia, duodenalis ) cysts This was a very fun case because the finding of Giardia cysts was completely u...
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Sunday, April 29, 2012

Case of the Week 206

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A 53 year old male presented with signs of meningitis including severe headache, nausea, vomiting, and neck stiffness.  This later progresse...
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Saturday, April 28, 2012

Answer to Case 206

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Answer:  Eosinophilic meningitis due to Angiostrongylus cantonensis All the respondents did a great job on getting the correct answer on t...
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Monday, April 23, 2012

Case of the Week 205

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Happy Lab Week to Parasitologists everywhere! The following peripheral blood film is from an asplenic individual with a recent history of ...
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Sunday, April 22, 2012

Answer to Case 205

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Answer:  No parasites present.  A nucleated red blood cell, reticulocytes, and Howell-Jolly and Pappenheimer bodies are shown.  These findin...