Random Infectious Disease Slides

Question 1

Answer 1

malaria

Question 2

spleen slide

Answer 2

Question 3

white pulp of spleen

Answer 3

Question 4

Answer 4

howell-jolly body – DNA remnant

Question 5

Answer 5

heinz bodies (denatured hemoglobin)

Question 6

what is this cell infected with?

Answer 6

malaria

Question 8

what organ is marked on the CT

Answer 8

spleen.

Question 9

compared to the normal smear, what is displayed on the below smear

Answer 9

spherocytes. indicative of a hemolytic disease (either hereidtery spherocytosis or autoimmune hemolytic anemia)

Question 10

Answer 10

heinz bodies. seen in G6PD deficiency (can cause hemolytic anemia)

Question 11

Answer 11

sickle cell disease.

Question 12

a person with splenomegaly is biopsied and this is found: what is the cause of his splenomegaly?

Answer 12

malignant expansion of white pulp in spleen. splenomegaly is due to infiltrative/maligant cause.

Question 13

causes of hyposplenism and asplenia

Answer 13

Question 14

what inclusion is seen on this slide

Answer 14

howell jolly bodies. probably due to hyposplenism so the spleen cannot remove the RBC inclusions properly.

Question 15

how would you manage this patient who displayed this slide? (She has an initial diagnosis of NAFLD)

Answer 15

liver biopsy shows fibroids in liver– cirrhosis.

management: screen for varices
- screen for HCC
- low sodium diet to prevent ascites and portal hypertension
- spironolactone/furosemide as a dieuretic

Question 16

this person had autoimmune tests -. what could this be?

Answer 16

hereditery spherocytosis

Question 17

what cell is the arrow pointing to?

Answer 17

atypical lymphocytes

• seen in EBV, CMB, HCV
• toxoplasmosis
• syphilis

Question 18

Answer 18

Question 19

Answer 19

beta thalassemia

Question 20

this person pesented with jaundice, variceal bleeding and splenomegaly. liver biopsy showed this. what is it?

Answer 20

schistosomiasis.