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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

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Professor of #Pathology @mayocliniclabs @mayoclinic , specializing in ID Path, #parasites ! and vectorborne diseases. Tweets are my own, not medical advice

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

1 year

The #Parasite Case of the Week 704 is now up, courtesy of Dr. Harsha Sheorey: found on skin scrapings. Diagnosis? Answer later this week! #mayopath #pathology #path2path #MayoClinMicro #CrittersOnTwitter #PathBugs

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

3 years

I’m teaching the medical students today so I am wearing my armadillo earrings. 😁 Anyone know what infectious disease they are associated with?

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

1 year

We’re on a roll with parasites in muscle biopsies! What is this one, and how does it differ from my last 2 cases? Answer later this week. #mayopath #pathology #IDPath

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

2 years

I’m so excited - my Trichomonas pop socket arrived today! I designed it to match my phone case - because who doesn’t need an STI on their phone? 😂

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

3 years

The Parasite Case of Week 626 is up – Giemsa-stained vaginal secretions. More photos here!: #asmclinmicro #MayoClinMicro #mayopath #parasites #pathology @JMGardnerMD @mayocliniclabs @ASTMH @Pathologists @AmSocParasit @LSHTM #path2path

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

8 months

#Parasite Case 725 is up: rash after swimming in a Maine lake😢. Resolved with corticosteroid cream and Benadryl. Most likely diagnosis? Answer later this week! #mayopath #pathology #CrittersOnTwitter #PathBugs

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

2 years

#Parasite Case 677 up – found on peripheral blood smear in a patient with travel to Botswana: identification? #pathology #path2path #MayoClinMicro #CrittersonTwitter #PathBugs

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

10 months

#Parasite Case 722 is up: found in fresh salmon. Yikes! Donated by @.nielsolson What is it? Does it pose a risk to humans?

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

10 months

The #Parasite Case 720 is up: stool specimen on wet prep and modified AF stain). HIV+ male from India with diarrhea. Donated by Dr. Nazia Nagi. Objects are 30um long. Identification? #mayopath #pathology #IDPath #CrittersOnTwitter

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

2 years

The #Parasite Case of the Week 672 is up – Found on a Papanicolaou-stained cervical smear: ID? Case by Dr. Anna-Lee Clarke. #MayoClinMicro #path2path #pathology #pathbugs #crittersontwitter ! #cytopath

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

2 years

#Parasite Case of Week 662 is up: Stool specimen from a 52yo Bolivian farmer with RUQ pain. ID? #pathology #path2path #MayoClinMicro #CrittersonTwitter #PathBugs

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

3 years

Here's a Tick Tweet to remind everyone to prevent tick bites! COVID isn't the only pathogen out there to worry about. Here are 3 female Ixodes scapularis ticks (vector for Lyme disease) in unengorged, partially engorged, and fully engorged states. Yuck!

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

1 year

#Parasite Case of the Week 707 is up and it’s another muscle biopsy, this time in a middle aged man from China with recent travel to Pangkor Island. He presented with fever and myalgia. Diagnosis? Answer later this week. #mayopath #pathology #IDPath

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

11 months

The weekly #ParasiteCase is up: a timely finding in a stool specimen! (modified safranin stain) ID? #mayopath #pathology #IDPath #CrittersOnTwitter #PathBugs

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

1 year

The #Parasite Case of the Week 703 is now up: patient found this in his underwear after an awkward sensation in the anal area😯. Identification? Answer later this week! #mayopath #pathology #path2path #MayoClinMicro #CrittersOnTwitter #PathBugs

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

2 years

It’s #Parasite Case 666! What is this in a liver cyst? #pathology #path2path #MayoClinMicro #CrittersonTwitter #PathBugs

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

2 years

#Parasite Case 682 up – Wedge resection of a lung abscess in a young man from Madagascar with chest pain and fever (H&E 400x): Diagnosis? #pathology #path2path #MayoClinMicro #CrittersonTwitter #PathBugs #idpath

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

3 years

Answer to the #Parasite Case 657 is up: classic forms of Plasmodium vivax - check out the description here: #MayoClinMicro #path2path #pathology #CrittersOnTwitter #PathBugs

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

4 years

Parasite Case of the Week 569 is up – skin scrapings - and it’s alive! Identification? #asmclinmicro #MayoClinMicro #mayopath #parasites #path2path #pathology @JMGardnerMD @mayocliniclabs @ASTMH @Pathologists @AmSocParasit @LSHTM

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

3 years

The answer to the Parasite Case 632 is up: Schistosoma mansoni eggs and adult in a GI biopsy. Cool finding! #mayopath #pathology #parasites #asmclinmicro @Pathologists @JMGardnerMD @mayocliniclabs @ASTMH @AmSocParasit @LSHTM #path2path

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

2 years

Look at these AMAZING malaria cookies that our talented tech specialist, ⁦ @EmilyFern5 ⁩ made for world #malaria day! 😮🥰 ⁦ #mayoclinmicro @AmSocParasit ⁩ ⁦ @mayocliniclabs ⁩ ⁦ @BSPparasitology ⁩ ⁦ @Sara_Jiang ⁩ ⁦ @AS_Para ⁩ ⁦ @Parasite_Power ⁩

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

2 years

#Parasite Case 680 up – and it’s really impressive. Found in bronchial washings from an immunocompromised patient. Diagnosis? #pathology #path2path #MayoClinMicro #CrittersonTwitter #PathBugs #idpath

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

2 years

#Parasite Case 681 up – Pap-stained liver cyst aspirate fluid in a patient from Afghanistan. Diagnosis? #pathology #path2path #MayoClinMicro #CrittersonTwitter #PathBugs #idpath

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

3 years

#Parasite Case of Week 657 is up: blood films from a patient with travel to India. What is the parasite species and stages shown here? #pathology #path2path #MayoClinMicro #CrittersonTwitter #PathBugs

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

2 years

#Parasite Case 688 up – Found in a stool concentrate. What is this structure? 🍳🥚I bet that @Parasite_Power knows! #pathology #path2path #MayoClinMicro #CrittersonTwitter #PathBugs #idpath

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

1 year

Who can ID these eggs?

Mayo Clinic Infectious Diseases

@MayoClinicINFD

1 year

#MayoIDFellowship Core Curriculum Lecture series continue with Dr. @ParasiteGal ’s Clinical Parasitology. She asked our fellows to identify these eggs.

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

2 years

I can’t believe I am now up to #Parasite Case 700 🥳 In honor of the occasion, I am featuring my ‘mascot’. Can anyone tell me what this is? #mayopath #pathology #path2path #MayoClinMicro #CrittersOnTwitter #PathBugs

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

4 years

The Parasite Case of the Week 608 is up – Eggs found in the intestine – what are they? See the case here: #asmclinmicro #MayoClinMicro #mayopath #parasites #pathology @JMGardnerMD @mayocliniclabs @ASTMH @Pathologists @AmSocParasit @LSHTM #path2path

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

5 years

Parasite Case of the Week 561 is up: found in BAL: #asmclinmicro #MayoClinMicro #mayopath #parasites #path2path #pathology @JMGardnerMD @mayocliniclabs @ASTMH @Pathologists @AmSocParasit @LSHTM

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

1 year

Happy Holidays to all! Can you tell what these decked out parasites are? #CrittersonTwitter

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

2 years

It’s #Parasite Case 770! What are these worms in this resected appendix? #pathology #path2path #MayoClinMicro #CrittersonTwitter #PathBugs

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

5 years

Wow, I'm humbled to now have more than 5000 followers! ♥️ ♥️♥️ Thank you @JMGardnerMD for suggesting that I start tweeting my cases back in 2014. I love the Twitter community and do my best to encourage others to engage in social media.

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

2 years

#Parasite Case 699 is up – Found in stool in a patient from South Korea. What is this parasite, and what are the associated diseases? Answer later this week! #mayopath #pathology #path2path #MayoClinMicro #CrittersOnTwitter #PathBugs

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

1 year

Here’s a special Valentine’s day case on matters of the heart – inspired by @MeredithKHerman : Answer later this week. #mayopath #pathology #IDPath #CrittersOnTwitter #PathBugs

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

4 months

The first #Parasite Case of 2024 is up– Found in a concentrated stool wet prep (~20 µm diameter). ? #mayopath #pathology #CrittersOnTwitter #PathBugs

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

2 years

#Parasite Case 684 up – Found in fresh monkfish🐟. Yikes! What are these? #pathology #path2path #MayoClinMicro #CrittersonTwitter #PathBugs #idpath @ASMicrobiology @Parasite_Power @AmSocParasit @PathologyRCPA @mayocliniclabs @ASTMH

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

1 year

This week’s impressive case is donated by Dr. Ryan Relich: Diagnosis? Answer later this week! #mayopath #pathology #IDPath #CrittersOnTwitter #PathBugs

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

5 years

Inspired by @JMGardnerMD and @Sara_Jiang at their awesome #USCAP2019 social media course - my first tweet with an animated gif! What is this parasite form that was aspirated from a liver cyst?

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

3 years

#Parasite Case of Week 641 is up: found in sputum. Identification? Thanks to Dr. Alexander Fenwick for this great case! See history and more photos here: #asmclinmicro #mayopath #pathology #path2path

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

4 years

So not only do I get to celebrate my 600th Parasite Case of the Week today, but my awesome administrative assistant brought me THIS. A botfly (Cuterebra) in the cutest little tupperware container ever. Removed from a barn cat (who is now getting lots of love and care).

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

5 years

Parasite Case of the Week 564 is up – found on blood smear: How would you report? #asmclinmicro #MayoClinMicro #mayopath #parasites #path2path #pathology @JMGardnerMD @mayocliniclabs @ASTMH @Pathologists @AmSocParasit @LSHTM

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

2 years

The #Parasite Case of the Week 664 is up – unexpected finding found on colonoscopy! Identification? #MayoClinMicro #path2path #pathology #pathbugs #crittersontwitter @mayocliniclabs @ASTMH @AmSocParasit @LSHTM @MayoClinPath

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

2 years

Answer to the #Parasite Case 666 is up: Echinococcus sp. hooklets - everywhere! #MayoClinMicro #path2path #pathology #CrittersOnTwitter #PathBugs @mayocliniclabs @MayoClinPath

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

4 years

Happy Valentines day! Nothing says Valentine's day like Strongyloides (except maybe Trichomonas vaginalis??😆) Image by my fab tech, Emily Fernholz.

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

4 years

Parasite Case of the Week 580 is up – Found in blood: Identification? #asmclinmicro #MayoClinMicro #mayopath #parasites #path2path #pathology @JMGardnerMD @mayocliniclabs @ASTMH @Pathologists @AmSocParasit @LSHTM

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

10 months

Answer to #Parasite Case 721 is up: Cryptosporidium oocysts –like Cyclospora, but a bit smaller! Both are red with the modified acid fast stain, so measurement is essential. See how the 2 compare: #mayopath #pathology #CrittersOnTwitter #PathBugs

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

3 years

@Coyle_CM Clearly malaria - but what is the species? I always start with the size of the infected RBCs. Small/normal usually = Pf/Pm; large = Po/Pv. Stippling supports Po/Pv. This case shows an enlarged, somewhat oval-shaped RBC, stippling, and fimbriated edges, so most c/w P. ovale

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

3 years

The answer to the Parasite Case 630 is up: Strongyloides on agar plate culture. Learn more here: #mayopath #pathology #parasites #MayoClinMicro #asmclinmicro @Pathologists @JMGardnerMD @mayocliniclabs @ASTMH @AmSocParasit @LSHTM #path2path

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

3 years

#Parasite Case of Week 637 is up – found in stool in a patient with abdominal pain and diarrhea from the Democratic Republic of Congo. 200 µm long. Identification? #asmclinmicro #mayopath #pathology #path2path #crittersontwitter

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

5 years

Happy Valentines Day!

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

6 years

The Parasite Case of the Week 508 is up – fun ID: #mayopath #pathology #parasites #MayoClinicMicro #asmclinmicro @Pathologists @JMGardnerMD @mayocliniclabs @ASTMH @AmSocParasit

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

1 year

The answer to the Parasite Case 707 is now up: Sarcocystis infection – very similar in appearance to Toxoplasma gondii in disseminated infections involving muscle, but with a different clinical presentation and epidemiology. #CrittersOnTwitter #PathBugs

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

2 years

#Parasite Case 687 up – Found in blood from a patient from Gabon. Donated by @IoanaBujila See the cool videos here: Identification? #pathology #path2path #MayoClinMicro #CrittersonTwitter #PathBugs #idpath

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

3 years

Based on the awesome responses I received on my Armadillo earring post, I’ve decided to start a new series: Pretty Parasites, Hosts, and Vectors . For this week: what parasites are acquired by ingestion of this organism? #asmclinmicro #pathology #parasites #crittersontwitter

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

5 years

Parasite Case of the Week 558 is up: blood film positive but BinaxNow Malaria negative. Possible reasons? #asmclinmicro #MayoClinMicro #mayopath #parasites #path2path #pathology @JMGardnerMD @mayocliniclabs @ASTMH @Pathologists @AmSocParasit @LSHTM

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

3 years

#Parasite Case of Week 658 is up: thick blood film from a patient with travel to East Africa. ID? #pathology #path2path #MayoClinMicro #CrittersonTwitter #PathBugs

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

1 year

Happy New Year! #Parasite Case of the Week 706 is now up, and it’s a tough one. Muscle bx in a 37 yo man with 8 years progressive weakness, dysphagia and exposure to the Australian bush. Diagnosis? Answer later this week. #mayopath #pathology #IDPath

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

4 years

Parasite Case of the Week 573 is up-found on an anal pap smear:

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

2 years

#Parasite Case 696 is up – Found in urine. What are we seeing here?? Answer later this week. #mayopath #pathology #path2path #MayoClinMicro #CrittersOnTwitter #PathBugs

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

3 years

The #Parasite Case of the Week 647 is up – Giemsa-stained skin scrapings. Patient recently travelled to Costa Rica. Identification? What additional testing is indicated? #MayoClinMicro #pathology @mayocliniclabs @ASTMH @AmSocParasit @LSHTM @MayoClinPath

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

3 years

The answer to the Parasite Case 626 is up: Trichinella vaginalis. Note their classic morphologic features: #mayopath #pathology #parasites #asmclinmicro @Pathologists @JMGardnerMD @mayocliniclabs @ASTMH @AmSocParasit @LSHTM #path2path

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

2 years

#Parasite Case 676 up – Shed in stool by an ‘adventurous’ eater in the United States (photos shared with permission from the patient): Most likely identification? #pathology #path2path #MayoClinMicro #CrittersonTwitter #PathBugs

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

2 years

The #Parasite Case of the Week 679 is up – A tick, but which one? Check out this link for a good identification key: #MayoClinMicro #path2path #pathology #pathbugs #crittersontwitter #cytopath #idpath

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

7 months

#Parasite Case 728 is up: Found in urine. What are these structures? Answer later this week! #mayopath #pathology #CrittersOnTwitter #PathBugs

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

2 months

It’s finally here! Filariasis months with Idzi Potters and @ITMantwerp . The first #Parasite Case is up - which microfilaria am I? See all of the images (and videos!) here: What is your Identification? #mayopath #pathology #CrittersOnTwitter #PathBugs

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

4 years

The Parasite Case of the Week 592 is up – A late presentation; full case here: Answer this Friday! #asmclinmicro #MayoClinMicro #mayopath #parasites #path2path #pathology @JMGardnerMD @mayocliniclabs @ASTMH @Pathologists @AmSocParasit @LSHTM

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

4 years

Answer to the Parasite Case 595 is up: Plasmodium vivax with microgametes. #mayopath #pathology #parasites #asmclinmicro @Pathologists @JMGardnerMD @mayocliniclabs @ASTMH @AmSocParasit @LSHTM

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

4 years

The Parasite Case of the Week 594 is up – found on peripheral blood smear. What is this structure?? See the whole case here: #asmclinmicro #MayoClinMicro #mayopath #parasites #pathology @JMGardnerMD @mayocliniclabs @ASTMH @Pathologists @AmSocParasit @LSHTM

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

3 years

The Parasite Case of the Week 618 is up – Liver cysts. See many other photos here: #asmclinmicro #MayoClinMicro #mayopath #parasites #pathology @JMGardnerMD @mayocliniclabs @ASTMH @Pathologists @AmSocParasit @LSHTM #path2path

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

4 years

The Parasite Case of the Week 599 is up: Pointy objects in the small bowel? See the whole case here: #asmclinmicro #MayoClinMicro #mayopath #parasites #pathology @JMGardnerMD @mayocliniclabs @ASTMH @Pathologists @AmSocParasit @LSHTM

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

2 years

#Parasite Case 693 is up – Duodenal aspirate from an immunocompromised man from Ghana. ID? #mayopath #pathology #path2path #MayoClinMicro #CrittersOnTwitter #PathBugs

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

4 years

Join me in celebrating my 600th Parasite Case of the Week! Can you tell me what this is, and why it is appropriate for this week's case? #asmclinmicro #mayopath #parasites #pathology @JMGardnerMD @mayocliniclabs @ASTMH @Pathologists @AmSocParasit @LSHTM

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

3 years

The Parasite Case of the Week 632 is up: a fun histopath case with a twist: #asmclinmicro #MayoClinMicro #mayopath #parasites #path2path #pathology @JMGardnerMD @mayocliniclabs @ASTMH @Pathologists @AmSocParasit @LSHTM

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

1 year

The #Parasite Case of the Week 702 is now up: unexpected finding on Calcofluor white skin scrapings. What is shown here? Is there a need to call the ordering clinician? #mayopath #pathology #path2path #MayoClinMicro #CrittersOnTwitter #PathBugs

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

2 years

The #Parasite Case of the Week 671 is up – Found in a stool concentrate: . ID? Donated by Idzi Potters and @ITMantwerp ! #MayoClinMicro #path2path #pathology #pathbugs #crittersontwitter

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

6 years

Parasite Case of the Week 491 – bone marrow aspirate and biopsy: #mayopath #pathology #parasites #MayoClinicMicro #asmclinmicro @Pathologists @JMGardnerMD @mayocliniclabs @ASTMH

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

2 years

#Parasite Case 698 is up – Removed from the buttock of 4-year-old girl in The Gambia. 😱😢What are we seeing here?? Answer later this week. #mayopath #pathology #path2path #MayoClinMicro #CrittersOnTwitter #PathBugs

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

7 months

#Parasite Case 727 is up: Found on stool wetprep. Diagnosis? Answer later this week! #pathology #CrittersOnTwitter #PathBugs

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

3 years

Parasite Case of the Week 623 is up – blood smear stained with Delafield’s hematoxylin. Whole case here: #asmclinmicro #MayoClinMicro #mayopath #parasites #path2path #pathology @JMGardnerMD @mayocliniclabs @ASTMH @Pathologists @AmSocParasit @LSHTM

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

2 years

Answer to the #Parasite Case 682 is up: Classic Schistosoma mansoni egg. Check out the excellent post by guest author, Hadel Go ( @bugpod ) to find out how the eggs got in the lung to begin with! #MayoClinMicro #pathology #CrittersOnTwitter #pathbugs #idpath

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

3 years

Answer to the Parasite Case 623 is up: Toxocara sp. eggs. Note the classic thick pitted shell. Read more here: #mayopath #pathology #parasites #asmclinmicro @Pathologists @JMGardnerMD @mayocliniclabs @ASTMH @AmSocParasit @LSHTM #path2path

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

3 years

#Parasite Case of Week 659 is up: subcutaneous nodule in a patient living in Senegal – see the digital image here: . ID? #pathology #path2path #MayoClinMicro #CrittersonTwitter #PathBugs

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

2 years

Answer to the #Parasite Case 677 is up: Classic forms of Plasmodium malariae #MayoClinMicro #path2path #pathology #CrittersOnTwitter

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

1 year

From the archives – 3 different preps of the same parasite in vaginal secretions: (conventional smear, ThinPrep, and Giemsa Cytospin) Which one is your favorite? #mayopath #pathology #IDPath #CrittersOnTwitter #PathBugs

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

6 months

#Parasite Case 731 is up – objects in liver cyst fluid. Diagnosis? See more images here: #mayopath #pathology #CrittersOnTwitter #PathBugs

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

4 years

The answer to the Parasite Case 603 is up – Relapsing fever Borrelia spirochetes. See here for more info: #mayopath #pathology #parasites #MayoClinMicro #asmclinmicro @Pathologists @JMGardnerMD @mayocliniclabs @ASTMH @AmSocParasit @LSHTM

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

1 year

The #Parasite Case of the Week is now up: worm in the blood! Diagnosis? #mayopath #pathology #IDPath #CrittersOnTwitter #PathBugs

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

1 month

It’s time for more microfilariae with Idzi Potters and @ITMantwerp !The patient is from Alor Island, Indonesia. The microfilariae are ~305-315 µm on Giemsa thick film. Identification? #mayopath #pathology #CrittersOnTwitter #PathBugs

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

5 years

The new Parasite Case of the Week is up – Found in the urine in a HIV+ man with dysuria. See the case here: #asmclinmicro #MayoClinMicro #mayopath #parasites #path2path #pathology @JMGardnerMD @mayocliniclabs @ASTMH @Pathologists @AmSocParasit

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

9 months

#Parasite Case 724 is up: found on stool wet prep. What are these little guys? Answer later this week! Donated by @Nagi_nazia . #pathology #CrittersOnTwitter #PathBugs

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

2 years

#Parasite Case of Week 661 is up: Giemsa-stained blood film after Knott’s concentration: ID? #pathology #path2path #MayoClinMicro #CrittersonTwitter #PathBugs

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

7 months

The answer to the #ParasiteCase 727 is now up: Hymenolepis diminuta egg –not to be confused with the smaller egg of Rodentolepis nana (formerly known as Hymenolepis nana!) Read a full description here: #mayopath #pathology #CrittersOnTwitter #PathBugs

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

3 years

The #Parasite Case of the Week 650 is up, Courtesy of Dr. Seema Jabbar – Coughed up by a patient: Identification? #MayoClinMicro #path2path #pathology @mayocliniclabs @ASTMH @AmSocParasit @LSHTM @MayoClinPath

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

5 years

Parasite Case of the Week 560 is up: What is the background parasite, and why is it suitable for September? #asmclinmicro #MayoClinMicro #mayopath #parasites #path2path #pathology @JMGardnerMD @mayocliniclabs @ASTMH @Pathologists @AmSocParasit @LSHTM

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Bobbi Pritt, MD

@ParasiteGal

2 years

The answer to #Parasite Case 684 is up: live anisakid larvae in fresh monkfish 🐠. Check out the excellent post by guest author @bugpod to find out what happens if you accidentally eat one 🤢: #mayopath #pathology #path2path #MayoClinMicro #idpath