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Fungal spore confused for protozoa
Fungal spore in concentrated wet mounts of stool. Such spores may be confused for protozoa such as Giardia or Chilomastix.
Spore of a morel mushroom
Spore of a morel mushroom. Such spores may be confused for helminth eggs, especially hookworm.
Fungal spore in concentrated wet mounts of stool
Fungal spore in concentrated wet mounts of stool. Such spores may be confused for protozoa such as Giardia or Chilomastix.
Bacteria, Mucus and White Blood cells in Urine Sediment
There are white blood cells, bacteria and mucus present.The number of white blood cells could suggest the presence of a urinary tract infection.
If the white blood cells were not present,the ...
Yeast in an iodine-stained concentrated wet mount of stool
Yeast in an iodine-stained concentrated wet mount of stool. Yeast in wet mounts may be confused for Giardia
Pappenheimer bodies VS Howell-Jolly bodies Differentiation
These inclusions are blue-purple in color, irregular in shape and located on the periphery of the cell. They were are Pappenheimer bodies. some people may think these inclusions ...
Howell and Jolly Body from Hair Cell Leukemia Patient
This arrow points to Howell and Jolly body, this blood smear has been taken from 86 old female patient presented with fatigue and abdominal pain, with increased white blood cell ...
Oxalate and Uric Acid Crystals in Acidic Urine
Left is Oxalate Crystals , Right is Uric Acid Crystals
Note the PH of the Urine sample was 6
Glitter Cells in Hypotonic Urine
in hypotonic urine usually below < 1.005, the granules in vital white blood cell shows Brownian movements, these cells usually seen in Urinary Tract Infections, these cells called ...
Entamoeba histolytica
Histolytica exists in two forms – trophozoite and cyst .
Trophozoites are motile by means of short and blunt pseudopodia hence ...
cystine crystals in urine sediment
These are cystine crystals.
they are soluble in ammonia
they are soluble in alkaline pH

