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    • Amoebiasis
    • Carcinoma of the cervix
    • Cirrhosis of the liver
    • Epidural haematoma
    • Intracerebral haemorrhage
    • Klebsiella pneumonia
    • Miliary tuberculosis
    • Neurocysticercosis
    • Primary pulmonary tuberculosis
    • Prostatic hyperplasia, benign
    • Rheumatic heart disease
    • Spina bifida
    • Subdural haemorrhage
    • Tuberculous meningitis
    • Tuberculous pericarditis
    • Typhoid (Enteric Fever)
  • Art in the Pathology Learning Centre
    • A little bit of matter and a little bit more - Liffey Speller
    • Echinolone - Nina Liebenberg
    • Exposing individuality - Juliet Forsyth
    • For fuck's sake - Ashley Walters
    • Gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST) - Damien Schumann
    • I Am Here Also - Chad Rossouw
    • Icarus - Nina Liebenberg
    • Nam Ndikhona - Jessa Mockridge
    • Ouroboros - Kiri Twentyman-Jones
    • Planthology - Nina Liebenberg
    • Silvered ball of constriction - Natasja de Wet
    • Subtle Thresholds - The representational taxonomies of disease - Fritha Langerman
    • Teratoma - Damien Schumann
    • Untitled - Claire Hoving
    • Varkie I & Varkie II - Elizabeth Gunter
  • Disease Themes
    • Classic cases of tuberculosis
      • Primary pulmonary tuberculosis in childhood
      • Adult post-primary or reactivation tuberculosis
      • Miliary tuberculosis
      • Tuberculous meningitis
      • Tuberculomas of the brain
      • Tuberculous spondylitis ("Pott's disease")
      • Psoas abscess
      • Tuberculosis of the hip
      • Renal tuberculosis
      • Male genital tuberculosis
      • Cervical tuberculous lymphadenitis "scrofula"
      • Tuberculous pericarditis
      • Tuberculous enteritis
      • Cutaneous tuberculosis
      • References
    • When things go wrong: congenital anomalies
      • Hypertrophic pyloric stenosis
      • Fallot's tetralogy
      • Achondroplasia
      • Club foot (congenital talipes equinovarus)
      • Holoprosencephaly
      • Horseshoe kidney
      • Intralobar bronchopulmonary sequestration
      • Oesophageal atresia with tracheo-oesophageal fistula
      • Meckel diverticulum
      • Imperforate anus
      • Infantile polycystic kidney disease
      • Uterus didelphys
      • Stricture of the small intestine (Intestinal atresia)
      • Neural tube defect
      • References
    • Harmful substances
      • Poisonous fungi
      • Toxic plants
      • Tobacco (smoked)
      • Alcohol (ethanol)
      • Alcohol and tobacco
      • Paraffin
      • (Over the counter) Analgesics
      • Asbestos
      • Iron
      • The liver and kidney and toxin injury
      • Poisons information centre
      • References
    • Pathology goes viral
      • HPV: warts and tumours
      • Herpes simplex: extreme infections
      • Herpesvirus opportunists: CMV
      • Herpesvirus opportunists: EBV
      • Herpesvirus opportunists: HHV-8
      • JC virus: another opportunist
      • Measles: the complications
      • Rubella: a teratogenic virus
      • Hepatitis viruses: ABC
      • Other viral pathology
    • Syphilis - Isifo sedolobha (the disease of the town)
      • Origins; labour, race and gender
      • Facts & figures
      • The pathology of syphilis
      • Stages of syphilis
      • Congenital syphilis
      • Endemic non-venereal syphilis in Southern Africa?
      • Treatment and other interventions
      • Syphilis in South Africa today
      • References & acknowledgments
  • Community
    • School visits
    • What happens to my blood sample?
    • Kwenzeka ntoni emva kokuba igazi lam litsaliwe?
    • Wat gebeur met my bloed monster?
  • Pathology Lexicon A-Z
    • Pathology Lexicon A-Z Privacy Policy
  • Contact us
    • Map
    • Booking form for UCT academic activities in the PLC
    • Calendar
    • Other
  • Home
  • Specimens and More
    • Digital Pathology
    • Virtual Microscope
    • Contributors
    • History
    • Instagram
    • YouTube
    • Blog
  • Student Cases
    • Amoebiasis
    • Carcinoma of the cervix
    • Cirrhosis of the liver
    • Epidural haematoma
    • Intracerebral haemorrhage
    • Klebsiella pneumonia
    • Miliary tuberculosis
    • Neurocysticercosis
    • Primary pulmonary tuberculosis
    • Prostatic hyperplasia, benign
    • Rheumatic heart disease
    • Spina bifida
    • Subdural haemorrhage
    • Tuberculous meningitis
    • Tuberculous pericarditis
    • Typhoid (Enteric Fever)
  • Art in the Pathology Learning Centre
    • A little bit of matter and a little bit more - Liffey Speller
    • Echinolone - Nina Liebenberg
    • Exposing individuality - Juliet Forsyth
    • For fuck's sake - Ashley Walters
    • Gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST) - Damien Schumann
    • I Am Here Also - Chad Rossouw
    • Icarus - Nina Liebenberg
    • Nam Ndikhona - Jessa Mockridge
    • Ouroboros - Kiri Twentyman-Jones
    • Planthology - Nina Liebenberg
    • Silvered ball of constriction - Natasja de Wet
    • Subtle Thresholds - The representational taxonomies of disease - Fritha Langerman
    • Teratoma - Damien Schumann
    • Untitled - Claire Hoving
    • Varkie I & Varkie II - Elizabeth Gunter
  • Disease Themes
    • Classic cases of tuberculosis
      • Primary pulmonary tuberculosis in childhood
      • Adult post-primary or reactivation tuberculosis
      • Miliary tuberculosis
      • Tuberculous meningitis
      • Tuberculomas of the brain
      • Tuberculous spondylitis ("Pott's disease")
      • Psoas abscess
      • Tuberculosis of the hip
      • Renal tuberculosis
      • Male genital tuberculosis
      • Cervical tuberculous lymphadenitis "scrofula"
      • Tuberculous pericarditis
      • Tuberculous enteritis
      • Cutaneous tuberculosis
      • References
    • When things go wrong: congenital anomalies
      • Hypertrophic pyloric stenosis
      • Fallot's tetralogy
      • Achondroplasia
      • Club foot (congenital talipes equinovarus)
      • Holoprosencephaly
      • Horseshoe kidney
      • Intralobar bronchopulmonary sequestration
      • Oesophageal atresia with tracheo-oesophageal fistula
      • Meckel diverticulum
      • Imperforate anus
      • Infantile polycystic kidney disease
      • Uterus didelphys
      • Stricture of the small intestine (Intestinal atresia)
      • Neural tube defect
      • References
    • Harmful substances
      • Poisonous fungi
      • Toxic plants
      • Tobacco (smoked)
      • Alcohol (ethanol)
      • Alcohol and tobacco
      • Paraffin
      • (Over the counter) Analgesics
      • Asbestos
      • Iron
      • The liver and kidney and toxin injury
      • Poisons information centre
      • References
    • Pathology goes viral
      • HPV: warts and tumours
      • Herpes simplex: extreme infections
      • Herpesvirus opportunists: CMV
      • Herpesvirus opportunists: EBV
      • Herpesvirus opportunists: HHV-8
      • JC virus: another opportunist
      • Measles: the complications
      • Rubella: a teratogenic virus
      • Hepatitis viruses: ABC
      • Other viral pathology
    • Syphilis - Isifo sedolobha (the disease of the town)
      • Origins; labour, race and gender
      • Facts & figures
      • The pathology of syphilis
      • Stages of syphilis
      • Congenital syphilis
      • Endemic non-venereal syphilis in Southern Africa?
      • Treatment and other interventions
      • Syphilis in South Africa today
      • References & acknowledgments
  • Community
    • School visits
    • What happens to my blood sample?
    • Kwenzeka ntoni emva kokuba igazi lam litsaliwe?
    • Wat gebeur met my bloed monster?
  • Pathology Lexicon A-Z
    • Pathology Lexicon A-Z Privacy Policy
  • Contact us
    • Map
    • Booking form for UCT academic activities in the PLC
    • Calendar
    • Other

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South Africa

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