Case of the Week 50
The following brain touch-preparations were stained with giemsa and viewed with a oil immersion objective. Diagnosis?
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Answer to Case of the Week 49
Answer: Whipworm, Trichuris trichiura Congratulations to everyone who wrote in! You all recognized the long slender head and larger body which gives this worm it’s name ‘whipworm’. In this case, the worm was immediately recognizable, and the expression of eggs provided confirmatory identification. There are many other instances, however, when what is received in the [...]
What is the real cost of healthcare?
While I don’t usually write about my personal health, I was recently asked about health care reform during a discussion at the American Pathology Foundation meeting recently in Las Vegas. While the discussion centered on the main issue – not a full reform of the current healthcare system but rather insurance reform, it prompted me [...]
Case of the Week 49
The following worm was retrieved during a screening colonoscopy near the ileocecal valve:
Answer to Case of the Week 48
Answer: Mosquito larvae Most of you astutely noted that these are NOT organisms you would expect to find inside the urinary bladder, and most likely result from exogenous environmental contamination after the sample was obtained. At this magnification, you can appreciate the presence of siphons by which the larvae breath oxygen from the above the [...]
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