Case of the Week 462

This week I am introducing an exciting new collaboration with Idzi Potters and theInstitute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp. This renowned institution has provided health care and research in the field of tropical infectious diseases for more than a century and has accumulated a wealth of marvelous instructive cases. We will share a case from their archives on thefirst Monday of each Month.This month ' s case is of a 60 year-old Belgian woman with a long history of travel to sub-Saharan Africa. She presented with persistent upper abdominal discomfort and radiologic imaging revealed a large liver cyst. Below are representative photographs (shown at 200X to 400X original magnification) and a video clip of the unstained aspirated material. Identification?See the fascinating motility of one of these objects:
Source: Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites - Category: Parasitology Source Type: blogs