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Brugia malayi - Filariasis on Microscopy

What is Brugia malayi? It is a filarial parasitic worm that
Filariasis on Microscopy ... worm that can cause ... The adult worms cause ... #clinical #pathology ... #microbiology #
Here are the morphological hallmarks of Rhabdomyosarcoma.

 - Broken arrow sign 

 - tad-pole rhabdomyoblasts
- Broken arrow sign ... rhabdomyoblasts - Wraith cells ... Rhabdomyosarcoma #Hallmarks #Pathology ... #Microscopy #Clinical
Dysmorphic Red Blood Cells on Electron Microscopy
This eyeSCANdy image shows dysmorphic red blood cells from the
Dysmorphic Red Blood ... Cells on Electron ... Microscopy This ... dysmorphic red blood ... SEM #clinical #pathology
Prolymphocytes

In our case, the patient has T-prolymphocytic leukemia (T-PLL) not Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML).  🔬Tumor
Prolymphocytes In our case ... 🔬Tumor cells are ... Smear #Peripheral #Pathology ... #Microscopy #Clinical ... #Blood
Salmonella Aspiration on Microscopy

66 y/o male with history of coronary artery disease presents with abdominal pain.
Aspiration on Microscopy ... CT abd/pelvis shows ... Is a major cause ... #clinical #pathology ... #microbiology
A red blood cell (red arrow) is seen crossing the basement membrane (blue arrow) and losing
A red blood cell ... acanthocyte #formation #pathology ... #clinical #pathophysiology ... #microscopy
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
urine • 1ml blood ... urine sediment Microscopic ... hematuria • Signs ... microscopic and ... #renal #urine #blood
Plasmodium Falciparum Blood Smear.
Key features suggesting Plasmodium falciparum:
- extreme parasitemia
- normocytic RBCs (vivax, ovale prefer big
Plasmodium Falciparum Blood ... P. falciparum causes ... human malaria cases ... peripheral #clinical #microscopy ... #microbiology #
Anaplasma Infection - Anaplasma phagocytophilum
Pathophysiology: 
 • Obligate, intracellular bacteria
 • Transmitted via blacklegged tick —
phagocytophilum Pathophysiology ... within morulae Signs ... is rare (< 10% cases ... ), cough (30% cases ... Infection #diagnosis #microbiology
Examples of varying granular and granular/waxy mixed casts: 
A: coarse granular/broad-waxy (and surrounding white blood cells);
granular/waxy mixed casts ... surrounding white blood ... cells); B: light ... Granular #MuddyBrown #Casts ... #Urine #Microscopy