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#1604 Central Nervous System

A 15-year-old boy is rushed to the emergency room after suffering a tonic-clonic seizure 4 weeks after a spelunking expedition. The boy appears irritable and agitated, and his parents state that he has difficulty swallowing fluids. Lumbar puncture shows numerous lymphocytes. The patient becomes delirious, slips into a coma, and expires. At autopsy, the brain stem shows infiltrates of lymphocytes around small blood vessels and evidence of neuronophagia. Some neurons contain eosinophilic inclusions. What is the proper name for these neuronal inclusions?

#1639 Blood

A 25-year-old woman has a 3-year history of arthralgias. Physical examination shows no joint deformity, but she appears pale. Laboratory studies show a total RBC count of 4.7 million/ mm3, hemoglobin of 12.5 g/dL, hematocrit of 37.1%, platelet count of 217,000/ mm3, and WBC count of 5890/ mm3. The peripheral blood smear shows hypochromic and microcytic RBCs. Total serum iron and ferritin levels are normal. Hemoglobin electrophoresis shows 93% hemoglobin A1 with elevated hemoglobin A2 level of 5.8% and hemoglobin F level of 1.2%. What is the most likely diagnosis?

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