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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.
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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 |
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