Case #400 – July 2015
A ten-year-old boy presented at a local hospital with symptoms mimicking an appendicitis. An appendectomy was performed and biopsy specimens were sent to Pathology for routine histologic work-up. Objects suggestive of a parasite were observed by the attending pathologist. Figures A–E show what was observed on a slide stained with hematoxylin-and-eosin (H&E). What is your diagnosis? Based on what criteria?
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This case and images were kindly provided by the University of Miami Health System/Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL.
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