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Date
June 29, 2009
6:30 pm

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Cases, Microbiology

Parasite Case of the Week 12

Welcome back to the Parasite Case of the Week!  I post a new case every Monday, along with the answer to the previous week’s case.  Here is our new case for this week.

A patient who recently returned from the Philippines presented with recurrent fevers, chills, and sweating. A peripheral blood smear showed the following (Giemsa stain, 1000x original magnification, oil immersion). Identification?

COW3

COW2

COW1

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