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November, 1999
Case 23
A 45-year-old Korean man was assigned to perform construction work in the
Philippines. He went to a local hospital in the Philippines
for persistent diarrhea. A stool examination was performed on a
formalin fixed stool concentrate of his specimen. The objects in
the following images were seen at 400×. What is your diagnosis?
Based on what criteria?
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Acknowledgement: This case was kindly contributed by the College of Public Health, University of the Philippines, Manila.
Click here for the answer to Case 23.
Case 24
A 25-year-old woman, who immigrated from Angola, West Africa, went to a
health clinic in Boston, MA complaining of fever, restlessness, and a
sensation of something moving under her skin. A routine blood examination,
including a thick and a thin film, was performed. The objects shown
in the following images were seen. What is your diagnosis? Based
on what criteria?
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| A | B |
Click here for the answer to Case 24.
Images presented in the monthly case studies are from specimens submitted for diagnosis or archiving. On rare occasions, clinical histories given may be partly fictitious.
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