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Case #402 – August 2015

A stool specimen was collected from a 28-year-old man from China as part of a refugee health screening program. The stool was collected in 10% formalin and a formalin-ethyl acetate (FEA) concentration was performed. A wet mount smear was prepared from the sediment and examined for parasites. Figures AC show what was observed at 400x magnification; the objects of interest measured 25-30 micrometers long. What is your diagnosis? Based on what criteria?

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Images presented in the DPDx case studies are from specimens submitted for diagnosis or archiving. On rare occasions, clinical histories given may be partly fictitious.

DPDx is an educational resource designed for health professionals and laboratory scientists. For an overview including prevention, control, and treatment visit www.cdc.gov/parasites/.

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