Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Case of the Week 466

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Happy Halloween to all of my readers! This week's 'case' features costumes from my annual Halloween party. Can you guess what th...
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Monday, October 30, 2017

Answer to Case 466

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So many great costumes! Here are the 'answers' to what they were: Bobbi and Blaine: Alexandra: Jeff and Diana: He...
Monday, October 23, 2017

Case of the Week 465

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This week's case is of an elderly woman with thick cutaneous lesions involving the dorsal and ventral aspects of her feet including her ...
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Sunday, October 22, 2017

Answer to Case 465

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Answer: Sarcoptes scabei infection (scabies); the clinical picture is consistent with crusted ("Norwegian") scabies. Unlike the ...
Monday, October 16, 2017

Case of the Week 464

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This week's case was generously donated by Dr. Julie Ribes. The following objects were seen in a Papanicolaou-stained urine specimen fro...
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Sunday, October 15, 2017

Answer to Case 464

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Answer: Uric acid crystals As many of you indicated in your comments, these are NOT Schistosoma haemotobium eggs, despite the superficial ...
Tuesday, October 10, 2017

Case of the Week 463

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The following objects were seen in a urine specimen obtained from a 16-year old male from Northern Africa. The urine was noted to be grossly...
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Monday, October 9, 2017

Answer to Case 463

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Answer: Schistosoma haematobium ova The large size (~120 micrometers long), presence of a terminal spine, and location in urine are charac...
Monday, October 2, 2017

Case of the Week 462

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This week I am introducing an exciting new collaboration with Idzi Potters and the Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp . This renowned in...
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