This weeks case may look familiar (hint: we've seen a similar case on Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites before) but I thought that these pictures were so striking that I wanted to share them with you.
The following were submitted to the laboratory on a glass microscope slide. No history. Identification? (CLICK ON IMAGES TO ENLARGE)
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2 comments:
This is Pthirus pubis, the pubic/crab louse.
Yup. I agree with Ian, quite nasty looking these ones with what looks like blood stained claws!
Kathryn
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