TWiP 131: Entomophagy

Jonathan from the podcast Arthro-Pod joins the TWiPerati to solve the case of the Peruvian Woman With Inguinal Insect Bite, and discuss warm autoimmune hemolytic anemic that develops after babesiosis.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, and Daniel Griffin

Guest:  Jonathan Larson

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Links for this episode:

• Jonathan Larson (Twitter, Google Plus)
• Arthro-Pod podcast
• Warm hemolytic anemia after babesiosis (NEJM)
• Tickborne diseases of the US (CDC)
• Image credit
• Letters read on TWiP 131

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Case Study for TWiP 131

Thailand. 39 yo man reports 7 months of coughing up bright red blood, several times with mucus. Otherwise feels well. Big fan of salted crab som tum. Fisherman, lives with family. Healthy, no past med/surg problems. No meds. On seeing him: afebrile, chest xray abnormal: area of increased opacification. Not a smoker. No toxic habits.

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Music by Ronald Jenkees