To open 2026, here is one of the rarest findings in a lung biopsy: fruiting body of Rhizopus (confirmed by PCR)
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To read how these fruiting bodies differ from those of Aspergillus, click here:
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#Parasite case 786 is up, donated by Dr. Richard Bradbury: found in stool in an HIV positive pt. living in Tanzania. Object measures 25-30 µm.
parasitewonders.blogspot.com/2025/09/case... ID?
Answer later this week! #mayopath #pathology #PathBugs
The answer to the #Parasite Case 771 is now up: Rodentolepis (formerly Hymenolepis) nana adult with immature eggs: parasitewonders.blogspot.com/2025/02/answ... Thanks again to Dr. Emily Snaverly for donating this great case! #mayopath #pathology #PathBugs
The answer to the #Parasite Case 766 is now up: Schisotosoma haematobium eggs. Read the excellent description by guest author, Dr. Azra Hasan, here: parasitewonders.blogspot.com/2025/01/answ... #mayopath #pathology #PathBugs
The #Parasite case 766 is now up: a straight-forward case for a change 😊. These objects were found in urine and measure ~150 µm long. What is your ID? Answer later this week.
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4. Cryptococcus (mucicarmine stain)
Please feel free to use the images in this thread for teaching 🙏🏾
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3. Disseminated histoplasmosis
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2. Aspergillus infection making a solid lung nodule
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Fungal infection
New series. Infectious disease pathology
1. Pneumocystis pneumonia
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