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Brugia malayi - Filariasis on Microscopy

What is Brugia malayi? It is a filarial parasitic worm that
is a filarial parasitic ... The adult worms ... Filariasis #Microscopy #clinical ... microbiology #nematodes #parasite
Light's Criteria

Medical Nugget on Light's Criteria for diagnosis of Exudative Pleural Effusion in adults and children.
Pleural Effusion in adults ... differential #ddxof #pulmonary ... im #radiology #clinical
Liver Flukes on ERCP
Here are liver flukes (Fasciola hepatica) extracted from the bile duct during ERCP
develop into an adult ... Fasciola #hepatica #parasites ... #clinical #EGD
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Adult-Onset Still's ... Disease Clinical ... hepatitis • Pulmonary
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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- Disseminated Parasites ... differential #diagnosis #pulmonary ... #CXR #clinical
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
accumulation of clinical ... Assessment • Clinical ... salmonella, ...), Parasites ... diseases: SLE+++, Adult-onset
Liver Flukes on Endoscopy
Here are liver flukes (Fasciola hepatica) extracted from the bile duct during ERCP
develop into an adult ... Fasciola #hepatica #parasites ... #clinical #EGD
Strongyloides Stercoralis on sputum microscopy
As many suggested this was strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection syndrome.
Infection is initiated by
bloodstream to the pulmonary ... mature into the adult ... Unlike other parasites ... sputum #microscopy #clinical
Demodex parasite on microscopy

Demodex; obligatory human ecto-parasite; resident in or near pilo-sebaceous units. Two species D.
Demodex parasite ... obligatory human ecto-parasite ... Adult D. folliculorum ... ParasiteGal #Demodex #parasite ... #microscopy #clinical
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
result with no clinical ... History of BCG vaccination ... used to exclude pulmonary