Saturday, March 9, 2013

Parasites in Faeces Case

Can you identify these particles?

17 years old girl from Argentina has watery diarrhea, loss of appetite, weight loss and stomach cramps. Faecal specimen was taken and the size of the particles in faeces is around 8 micrometers.


















Answer: Ocysts of Cyclospora caytenesis
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