Case of the Week 27
The following photos are from a Giemsa-stained slide of corneal scrapings from a patient with a painful red eye. Identification?
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Answer to Case of the Week 26
Answer: Balantidium coli This parasite is unique in 2 aspects: it is the largest protozoan parasite and the only ciliated parasite to infect humans. Like amebiasis, the site of infection is typically the large intestine, where it can cause invasive disease, bloody diarrhea, fever, and abdominal pain. This case is a good example of invasive [...]
You Might be a Primary Care Pathologist
My maiden blog post seems to have some resonance. I can’t say my inbox is overflowing, but I have gotten my share of e-mails this week from pathologists all over the country and, yes, the world, most of which explore the thematic thought of “I think I am a primary care pathologist too”. And I [...]
Should football be illegal?
Two neuropathologists are prominently spotlighted in an article by Malcolm Gladwell in the October 19 issue of The New Yorker. The article explores a provocative question raised by autopsy results on football players: namely, should football be illegal? Featured are Dr. Ann McKee (pictured), neuropathologist at the Veterans Hospital in Bedford, Massachusetts and Dr. Bennet [...]
Welcome to pathologist blogger Dr. Gregory Henderson
The list of pathologist bloggers continues to grow with the start of Primary Care Pathologist by Gregory S. Henderson, MD, PhD from Harrison Medical Center in Bremerton, WA where he is President and Partner of Pathology Associates of Kitsap County. I first heard of Greg long before I met him at the College of American [...]
Case of the Week 26
A farmer presented with bloody diarrhea and abdominal cramps. Endoscopy revealed multiple ulcers, and the following biopsies were obtained:
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