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Hooklet of Echinococcus granulosus in Modified ZN Stain preparation from fluid of suspected Hyadatid Cyst of Liver

Dr. Urvesh Shah

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Aspergillus fumigatus in LPCB mount showing conidiophores, philalides covering upper half vesicle and conida

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The gram stain from corneal scrap material shows moderate cystic forms of Acanthamoeba species

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Corneal scrapping – Curvularia spp. Conidia smooth walled, olivaceous brown, obovoidal broadly clavate curved at the subterminal cell, 3 septate and the subterminal cell swollen and distinctly larger than the remaining cells suggestive of  Curvularia spp.

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Rhabdatiform larva of Strongyloides stercoralis seen in wet film of stool sample

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GMS stain of biopsy sample of axillary lymphnode. Small, dark brown to black, oval yeast cells resembling Histoplasma

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LCB (Lactophenol cotton blue) preparation, Cleistothecium (yellow arrow) of Aspergillus nidulans (anamorph Emericella nidulans) showing numerous reddish-brown ascospores and thick-walled hülle cells (green arrow)

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Colonies growth on Sheep Blood Agar showing Nocardia species. It is whitish chalky adherent colonies of Nocardia species. Colonies can be smooth and moist or waxy; with further incubation, development of aerial hyphae causes a velvety or chalky appearance

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Direct microscopy of the specimen

(Pleural Fluid) is

suggestive of scolex and hooklets of

Echinococcus granulosus

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A wet film examination from stool sample showed round eggs consisting of embryo with characteristic six hooklets surrounded by thick radially striated brown shell On ZN stain:

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LCB of Curvularia spp. showing septate hyphae with brown colour conidia and central cell of conidia showing swelling which gives curved appearance

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LCB showing Lichtheimia croymbifera fungus in the case of Cutaneous mucormycosis post RTA

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Gram stain from corneal scraping showing cysts of Acanthamoeba

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Modified ZN stain of stool sample showing acid fast, round to oval, structures suggestive of oocysts of Cryptosporidium species

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Peripheral smear showing flagellated parasite with subterminal kinetoplast resembling trypanosomiasis

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Hyaline, thin septate hyphae with globose conidia

Stain: LPCB (lactophenol Cotton Blue) stain

Fungi: Sporothrix globosa

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Sample: Stool
Oocysts of Cystoisospora belli stained with the Modified acid-fast stain

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T. Cruzei

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Left side image shows Taenia Saginata worms which are approx 5-6 meters in length.

Right side image shows Taeina Saginata eggs in stool. The eggs are spherical and brown in colour .Size of eggs approx 30-35 micrometers in diameter and radially striated. The internal Onco sphere contains refractile hooklets.

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Specimen- Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL)
GMS (Gomori Methenemine silver) preparation-
Cyst wall is stained black, organism appear as folded & flattened spheres characteristic of Pneumocystis jirovecii (carinii)

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Eggs of Fasciola hepatica in duodenal aspirate. Large (140-180 µm), operculated, Ovoid in shape, bile- stained. Contains a large unsegmented ovum.

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Modified acid fast staining using 1% sulfuric acid as decolorizer (Kinyoun method) shows partially acid-fast branching and filamentous red colored acid-fast bacilli suggestive of Nocardia species.