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 [...]
Parasite Case of the Week 11 can be seen HERE. Answer: acanthocephales (thorny-headed worms) / phylum Acanthocephala Congratulations to DrJ, “Anonymous” and Alasdair who got this correct right away. In the words of Alasdair “Acanthocephales, and such a beautiful parasite (if I may say so!)”. It definitely is a striking appearing parasite, as the thorny [...]
Informative video on how digital pathology is being used for medical student education at the University of New South Wales.
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 helminth is a rare intestinal pathogen of humans. It embeds its spiny proboscis into the mucosa of the small intestinal, [...]
Parasite Case of the Week 10 can be found HERE. Answer: Trichuris trichiura otherwise known as the “whipworm” due to its whip-like shape. Notice that this example is a gravid female, with clearly identifiable eggs inside the uterus. Congratulations to all of the viewers who wrote in – either on the blog or via email. [...]
Shocking and tragic and you wonder how systems break down within a hospital to lead to these types of problems. Having both worked and received care at VA hospitals in the past I have always found decent health care once you obtain access to the system and waited for an appointment. Our veterans deserve better. The CBS [...]
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