A young couple returned from a honeymoon trip to Mexico. Two…
A young couple returned from a honeymoon trip to Mexico. Two weeks later, the young man began having diarrhea. After 3 days of up to six bowel movements per day, he went to the doctor. The physician ordered a stool culture and an examination for eggs and parasites. The technologist noted bloody mucus in the liquid specimen and prepared a wet mount from this material. An irregular motile organism measuring approximately 15 μm was observed. The parasite form in the accompanying figure was found in the permanently stained smear.
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