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Ellipsoid / Football shaped parasite eggs on Microscopy - Mnemonic by Size
- Come (30um) - Chlonorchis
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Football shaped parasite ... eggs on Microscopy ... #eggs #Microscopy ... Mnemonic #size #diagnosis ... #microbiology
Comparison of basophils and mast cells (in bone marrow).

#Basophils #MastCells #Pathology #Marrow #Smear #Microscopy #Comparison #Table
Comparison of basophils ... and mast cells ... Marrow #Smear #Microscopy ... #Comparison #Table ... #Clinical #Diagnosis
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 ... Diagnosis ? ... Salmonella #Aspiration #Microscopy ... clinical #pathology #microbiology
Leishmaniasis Life Cycle
1) Sandfly takes a blood meal (injects promastigote stage into the skin)
Human Stages:
2) Promastigotes
mononuclear phagocytic cells ... and infect other cells ... Leishmaniasis #LifeCycle #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc #parasite
Leishmania infantum
The 2nd most deadly parasite after malaria, these protozoa live as amastigotes in cells, flagellated
2nd most deadly parasite ... amastigotes in cells ... infantum #clinical #microscopy ... #microbiology
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis ... intracellular parasite ... , Weight loss Diagnosis ... Established via stool microscopy ... management #treatment #microbiology
Microscopic examination of vaginal samples. A, Normal saline wet mount showing a clump of three normal
Microscopic examination ... vaginal epithelial cells ... showing two clue cells ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Candidiasis #Comparison
Cryptococcus vs Blastomyces
C.neoformans - C.gattii - Blastomyces dermatitidis

Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong

#Cryptococcus #Blastomyces #comparison #pathology #microscopy #diagnosis
#Blastomyces #comparison ... #pathology #microscopy ... #diagnosis #microbiology
Strongyloides stercoralis on Microscopy (Duodenal Fluid)

38 year old male truck driver in Buenos Aires.  Kidney
stercoralis on Microscopy ... was taken for diagnosis ... (microscopy shown ... ) Diagnosis: Strongyloides ... #microbiology #
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) Pathophysiology ... Activation of CD8 T cells ... Auto-amplification loop Diagnosis ... salmonella, ...), Parasites ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis