๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ is a type of ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฏ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ. Although the virus was first discovered in Africa, it has since spread around the world, causing numerous outbreaks.
Rhodanine is a stain for ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ซ. Copper, ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐ข๐ง (a cell aging pigment) and ๐ก๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง (a blood breakdown product) all look very similar on H&E, so these special stains help pathologists distinguish between the brown granules.
๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง is an interesting process that happens when the uterine environment becomes infected. Unfortunately, the fetus does not survive this process.
Congo red is used to stain ๐๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฅ๐จ๐ข๐, which is an abnormally folded protein that can accumulate in tissues. This protein takes up a lot of space in the tissue, potentially resulting in organ damage.
๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ง๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐ is also known as ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ. Putting both of these names together, you get a liver disease (hepato-) affecting the skin (cutaneous) that causes cell death (necrolytic).
Prussian blue (or Perlโs stain) is used to highlight ๐ข๐ซ๐จ๐ง. On H&E, there are several brown pigments that can look similar, so special stains are needed to distinguish them.
๐๐๐ซ๐๐จ๐๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ is a parasitic infection caused by a protozoal parasite, ๐๐๐ซ๐๐จ๐๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ. The prevalence of this parasite approaches 100% in cattle, sheep and horses, which is nuts!
GMS stands for ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ขโ๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฏ๐๐ซ. This stain is primarily used to highlight ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ข.
Todayโs path rounds are on ๐๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ญ๐๐ฉ๐๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฌ! ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ญ?๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ญ๐๐ฉ๐๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฌ are a common tapeworm species affecting dogs and cats….