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Sunday, October 30, 2016

Case of the Week 420

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Happy Halloween! Here are some photos from my annual Halloween party - this year hosted with Dr. Audrey Schuetz and her husband Michael. O...
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Saturday, October 29, 2016

Answer to Case 420

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Answers: Rachael is wearing a fish costume and is infected with an adult Diphyllobothrium latum, commonly known as the broad fish tapeworm...
Sunday, October 23, 2016

Case of the Week 419

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This week's case was generously donated by Dr. Steve Jenkins. The object below was seen in a wet prep of semen. Identification?
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Saturday, October 22, 2016

Answer to Case 419

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Answer:  Ciliated epithelial cell. This cell likely arose from the caput epididymis, or possibly from an epididymal cyst of the male genitou...
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Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Case of the Week 418

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This week's case is from a young man from Africa with fevers. No further travel history is available. The following are images from peri...
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Sunday, October 16, 2016

Answer to Case 418

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Answer: Loa loa Florida Fan nicely describes the important features of this case: "The microfilariae are sheathed which narrows the ...
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Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Case of the Week 417

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This week's case is a cool little finding from my lab, with videos by Emily F. Specimen type is urine (filtered through a Nuclepore (R) ...
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Monday, October 10, 2016

Answer to Case 417

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Answer: Schistosoma haematobium egg containing a live miracidium. The video in this case nicely shows the movement of the miracidium as it...
Wednesday, October 5, 2016

Case of the Week 416

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This week's case was generously donated by Mr. Boren Huot, and is in honor of George from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, who ju...
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Tuesday, October 4, 2016

Answer to Case 416

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Answer: Strongyloides stercoralis adult female worms containing eggs and rhabditiform larvae. A possible filariform larva is also seen. ...
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