A holiday bug - Answers.
- Author:
Sowmya Tatti RAJARAM
;
Ghazala KAFEEL
;
Pemasiri Upali TELISINGHE
;
Hla OO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:Brunei International Medical Journal
2011;7(3):186-186
- CountryBrunei Darussalam
- Language:English
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Abstract:
(Refer to page 164)
Answer: Giardiasis.
The slide shows duodenal biopsy with pear
shaped protozoa of Giardia lamblia on the
luminal surface of the villi. Giardia lamblia is
a pear-shaped, flagellated protozoan that
causes a wide variety of gastro-intestinal
complaints. Giardia is possibly the most common
parasite of humans worldwide and the
second most common in the United States
after pinworm.
