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Strongyloides stercoralis L3 (filariform) larvae - bronchoalveolar lavage fluid microscopy

Bobbi Pritt, MD @ParasiteGal

#Strongyloides #stercoralis #filariform #larvae
L3 (filariform) larvae ... fluid microscopy ... stercoralis #filariform #larvae ... #BAL #microscopy ... #parasite
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Strongyloides fuelleborni Lifecycle
Free-Living Cycle
1) Eggs containing rhabditiform larvae passed in feces.
2) Rhabditiform larvae hatch in environment.
Parasitic Cycle ... become adults. 8) Parasitic ... intestine 9) Parasitic ... fuelleborni #LifeCycle #Parasite ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases
Filariform larvae of Strongyloides strongylodiasis on sputum microscopy
BMT patient with abd pain and rash. Treated with
Filariform larvae ... strongylodiasis on sputum microscopy ... #Filariform #larvae ... strongylodiasis #sputum #microscopy ... #microbiology #parasite
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Strongyloides Stercoralis Lifecycle
Free-Living Cycle:
1) Rhabditiform larvae in the intestine are excreted in stool. 
2) Development into
) Rhabditiform larvae ... Parasitic Cycle: ... become adults. 8) Parasitic ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Strongyloides stercoralis Hyperinfection - Physical examination revealed reticulated purpuric patches with dusky centers on the abdomen,
Strongyloides stercoralis larvae ... revealed filariform larvae ... B, arrow) and parasites ... Derm #Pathology #InfectiousDisease ... FilariformLarvae #Microscopy
Intestinal Hookworm Life Cycle
1) Eggs in feces
2) Rhabditiform larva hatches
3) Development to filariform larva in environment
4)
) Rhabditiform larva ... to filariform larva ... 4) Filariform larva ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Trichuris trichiura - Whipworms on Microscopy
Also known as the whip worm, the head resembles a whip
- Whipworms on Microscopy ... itself into the large ... trichiura #whipworms #Microscopy ... #microbiology #parasite
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Ascaris larvae on microscopy

Rojelio Mejia, MD @Rojelio

#Ascaris #larvae #Microscopy #microbiology #parasite #clinical #egg #ascariasis
Ascaris larvae on ... microscopy Rojelio ... Rojelio #Ascaris #larvae ... #Microscopy #microbiology ... #parasite #clinical
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Ascaris lumbricoides - Ascariasis Life Cycle
1) Adults in small intestine
2) Fertilized egg - Unfertilized egg (will
Embryonated egg with L3 larva ... intestine 6) Hatched larvae ... to lungs. 7) Larvae ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Acute Diarrhea - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Watery/Large Volume (Small Bowel)
 • Viral
 • Bacterial (e.g. C peffrjngens,
Differential Diagnostic Algorithm ... Watery/Large Volume ... Yersinia) • Parasitic ... Volume/Urgency (Large ... Shigella) • Parasitic