Ann Lab Med.  2015 Jan;35(1):169-171. 10.3343/alm.2015.35.1.169.

Peripheral Blood Smear Contamination with Helicosporium Fungi Resembling Microfilaria

• Yoon KH

• KMID: 2363171
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3343/alm.2015.35.1.169

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Aged, 80 and over
Animals
Ascomycota/*cytology/physiology
Cholangitis/*diagnosis/radiography
*Diagnostic Errors
Elephantiasis, Filarial/diagnosis
Hematologic Tests
Humans
Male
Microfilaria/cytology/isolation & purification
Spores, Fungal/cytology/*isolation & purification
Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Peripheral blood smears showing Helicosporium spores on the same slide (Wright stain,×1,000). These organisms show thread-like structures resembling microfilaria (A), irregular helical structures (B and C), and coiled form (D).

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