Date of Presentation:8/24/2016

Attending pathologist: Christina Arnold, M.D.

Presented by: I-sanna Gibbons-Fideler, M.D.

Prepared by: I-sanna Gibbons-Fideler, M.D.; Michael Markow, M.D.; Keluo Yao, M.D.

Organ:Small intestine, duodenum

HISTORY:

A female in her 20s presents for diarrhea, nausea and vomiting for several weeks. The following biopsy is from the endoscopically unremarkable duodenum.

Microscopic image possibly detecting cancerous areas in human tissue
Microscopic image possibly detecting cancerous areas in human tissue

What is your diagnosis?

  1. Microsporidiosis
  2. Isosporasis
  3. Cryptosporidiosis
  4. Giardiasis
Cryptosporidiosis

CASE SUMMARY