Get Ready for Filariae!
Dear Readers, I ' m delighted to announce that March and April areFilariasis Monthscourtesy of Idzi Potters and the Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp! Image by Blaine MathisonYou may want to brush up on your filariae/microfilariae diagnostic skills in preparation. Here are a few resources to help you: World Health Organization Bench Aids for the Diagnosis of Filarial Infections. Available here: https://www.cdc.gov/dpdx/diagnosticprocedures/index.html (see the section on filariasis near the bottom right of the page)CDC DPDx - Laboratory Identification of Parasites of Public Health Concern:Lymphatic fi...
Source: Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites - February 15, 2024 Category: Parasitology Source Type: blogs
Answer to Case 717
Answer to theParasite Case of the Week 717:Brugia malayiThis case was a little bit tricky in that the tail didn ' t show a clear terminal and subterminal nucleus as expected forB. malayi. However, the tail nuclei were separated, there is a long head space, and the sheath stained deep pink with Giemsa (the latter being a ' soft ' feature). To confirm the findings, many of you rightly noted that you would try to get the patient ' s travel history and also look for other microfilariae in this specimen.B. malayiis restricted to Asia and SE Asia and is a cause of lymphatic filariasis. Thanks again to Florida Fan...
Source: Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites - May 7, 2023 Category: Parasitology Source Type: blogs
Case of the Week 665
This week ' s case was made possible by BEI Resources and theNIH-NIAID Filariasis Research Reagent Resource (FR3) Center. They provided the materials and excellent instructions for this special experiment:These black elliptical objects measure ~550-600 micrometers long, and came dried on a piece of paper towel. I added a strip of the paper towel to a Petri dish containing distilled water and waited about 30 minutes for the action to start. Here is what happened:Here are some still shots of the action:What are these objects??Special thanks to Dr. Shelly Michalski and Teagan at the FR3 for providing the materials for th...
Source: Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites - December 22, 2021 Category: Parasitology Source Type: blogs
Answer to Case 580
Answer toParasite Case of the Week 580:Loa loamicrofilariae. As noted by several readers, the nuclei go to the tip of the tail, the microfilariae are relatively large, and there is faint evidence of a sheath, all of which are characteristic features for this species. As I teach my students, the nuclei " flow-a flow-a " (to the tip) in Loa loa. Another memory trick from William Sears is that the nuclei go " lower and lower " in Loa loa. Take your pick for your favorite! Remember that the sheath will not always be seen. Size is a more definitive feature in differentiating Mansonella spp. from the sheathed microfila...
Source: Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites - February 9, 2020 Category: Parasitology Source Type: blogs
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 235
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Just when you thought your brain could unwind on a Friday, you realise that it would rather be challenged with some good old fashioned medical trivia FFFF…introducing Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 235 and infectious diseases / animal theme.
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Source: Life in the Fast Lane - April 26, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Neil Long Tags: Frivolous Friday Five bull neck diphtheria Elephantiasis leonine facies leopard skin leprosy lion facies lizard skin lymphatic filariasis marasmus monkey facies onchocerciasis Source Type: blogs
Filariasis: DAMS Medicine Unplugged Integrated Teaching
Presenting a short case of filariasis diagnosed on USG and discussed in an integrated fashion as per the current exam scheme in various medical examinationsFamous Radiology Blog http://www.sumerdoc.blogspot.com
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Source: Sumer's Radiology Site - December 1, 2017 Category: Radiology Authors: Sumer Sethi Source Type: blogs
Celebrating 10 years of Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites
Thank you for joining me today to celebrate 10 years of blogging with Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites! I can ' t believe that my very first entry on this blog was posted on March 25, 2007.For my celebration, I invited all readers to submit their artistic parasite creations, and was amazed by all of the outstanding entries I received. They are all below for your viewing pleasure. I entered the name of each person who submitted something into a hat and then randomly selected 5 names.And the winners are:Rachael LiesmanSidnei SilvaPrakhar VijayMelanie BoisKevin BarkerI will contact each winner separately about your prize (...
Source: Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites - March 26, 2017 Category: Parasitology Source Type: blogs
