TWiP 146: Thus misspake Despommier
The TWIPniks\xa0solve the case of the Man With Diarrhea and 100 Micron Objects In Stool, and discuss the reticulocyte receptor for Plasmodium vivax.
Hosts:\xa0Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, and\xa0Daniel Griffin
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Links for this episode:- Reticulocyte receptor for Plasmodium vivax (Science)
- Image credit: Parasitic Diseases, 6th Ed.
- Parasite Heroine: Marietta Voge
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27 yo male lawyer comes NY area to be seen, has 4 cm ulcer on right foot. Painless, has raised borders, minimal surrounding erythema. Going on for quite a while. Initially was papule, enlarged, ulcerated, this enlarged and has been more than 4 weeks. No past med probs, allergic to penicillin but just upset his stomach. No meds. Social habits: drinking. Own apt in NYC. Travel: 1 month before papule was whitewater rafting in Costa Rica, noticed when he got back. Wore sandals, got lots of insect bites. Afebrile, normal BP, fit athletic young man. Non tender lesion, base is red, white fibrous coating. Border raised but not undermined. No surrounding swelling, no eschar over wound, open non healing.
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