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July 13, 2009
5:19 pm

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Parasite Case of the Week 14

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.

The following organisms were found in a patient who presented with abdominal pain, bloody diarrhea, and a recent travel history to Mexico. They measure approximately 15 to 20 microns in greatest dimension. How should this be identified when using the stool ova and parasite examination alone?

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Sandhya

Date
July 14, 2009 @ 9am

E. histolytica trophozoite with an ? ingested RBC.

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July 20, 2009 @ 7pm

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