Answer to Case 400

Answers:1. Parasite associated with 'coconut rectum' - Trichuris trichiura. This description refers to a prolapsed rectum on which numerous adult worms attached to the rectal mucosa can be seen.(Image courtesy of the CDC Public Health Image Library)2. Parasite associated with 'strawberry cervix' - Trichomonas vaginalis. This description refers to the punctate hemorrhages seen on the infected cervix which purportedly look like a strawberry.(Image courtesy of the CDC Public Health Image Library)
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