Monday, July 21, 2014

Case of the Week 312

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Dear Readers, I'd like to first thank This Week in Parasitism and the hosts, Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier for featuring my...
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Sunday, July 20, 2014

Answer to Case 312

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Answer:   Plasmodium vivax As described by Florida Fan, many of the characteristic P. vivax morphologic features are present in these imag...
Monday, July 14, 2014

Case of the Week 311

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Here's a nice straight-forward case this week.  The following were seen on Ova and Parasite exam performed on an adopted child from Ethi...
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Sunday, July 13, 2014

Answer to Case 311

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Answer:   Ascaris lumbricoides and Trichuris trichiura eggs. As noted by a few of the readers, both fertilized and unfertilized  Ascaris ov...
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Monday, July 7, 2014

Case of the week 310

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I have an unusual case for you this week.  The following images are of a stool agar culture plate for Strongyloides stercoralis after 6 day...
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Sunday, July 6, 2014

Answer to Case 310

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Answer:  No Strongyloides stercoralis or other larvae detected.  A motile Bacillus sp. was present, accounting for the motility observed on ...
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Monday, June 30, 2014

Case of the Week 309

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The following structures were seen in a refrigerated urine specimen.  Identification?  
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Sunday, June 29, 2014

Answer to Case 309

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Answer:   Schistosoma haematobium ova/eggs Everyone who wrote in had the correct answer.  These eggs have a very characteristic appearance...
Sunday, June 22, 2014

Case of the Week 308

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The following case was generously donated by FloridaFan. The patient is an 85 year old woman in a skilled nursing facility.  She experienc...
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Saturday, June 21, 2014

Answer to Case 308

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Answer:   Demodex sp. and Sarcoptes scabei This was a fun case because of the presence of 2 different mites in a single specimen.  As note...