Monday, March 26, 2018

Case of the Week 487

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This week's case just came through my lab. The video and photos are courtesy of my excellent technical specialist, Heather Rose. Identif...
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Sunday, March 25, 2018

Answer to Case 487

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Answer: Cimex lectularis, or as Sheldon Campbell said, "Eew, bedbug!". Eew, indeed. As someone who has been in hotel beds more t...
Monday, March 19, 2018

Case of the Week 486

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For this week's case, I'm going to take advantage of whole slide imaging technology via the cloud. The patient is a middle-aged male...
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Sunday, March 18, 2018

Answer to Case 486

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Answer: Dirofilaria sp., most likely D. immitis , given the location in the lung. As Blaine pointed out, this case is unusual in that it fe...
Monday, March 12, 2018

Case of the Week 485

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This week's case is donated by Dr.  Luis Fernando Solórzano Álava from Ecuador. The 'patient' is not a human, but rather an Ecua...
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Sunday, March 11, 2018

Answer to Case 485

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Answer: Angiostrongylus cantonensis,   the rat lungworm As many of you mentioned, the clues to the identification of this parasite are the...
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Monday, March 5, 2018

Case of the Week 484

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It's the first of the month again - time for a case from Idzi Potters and the Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp ! The patient is...
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Sunday, March 4, 2018

Answer to Case 484

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Answer: Trypanosoma brucei This is most likely T. brucei rhodesiense based on: The patient's recent travel to Eastern Africa (Kenya)...
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Monday, February 26, 2018

Case of the Week 483

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This week's case was donated by Dr. Lars Westblade. The patient 'coughed' up the following worm (which was still moving!) after ...
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Sunday, February 25, 2018

Answer to Case 483

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Answer: Probable anisakid ( Anisakis sp., Pseudoterranova sp., or Contracaeceum sp.) There was a lot of great discussion on this case! Whi...
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