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Monthy Case Studies - 2002
Case #84 - May, 2002
Several children from the same day care center developed diarrhea. The images below were made from modified acid-fast stained stool specimens collected from the children (Figures A and B). The objects seen measured 4.5 to 5.5 µm in diameter. What is your diagnosis? Based on what criteria?
Figure A
Figure B
Answer to Case #84
This was a case of cryptosporidiosis caused by Cryptosporidium sp. Diagnostic features observed included:
- the size of the oocysts (4 to 6 µm), which was consistent with Cryptosporidium spp.
- the presence of sporozoites in some of the oocysts shown in Figure B.
More on: Cryptosporidiosis
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