Lab test interpretation

Urine Sediment Microscopy: Suspicion of an Oocyst

Clinical case of urine sediment microscopy in an ICU patient: differential diagnosis of a suspicious inclusion, oocysts, and artifacts.

Urine sediment. ICU patient. There is a suspicion that this is an oocyst, but I haven’t encountered anything like this before. If anyone knows, please advise.

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