Monday, March 2, 2009

Case of the Week 59

A small white object (approx 1 cm length) resembling a grain of rice was identified in the diaper of a 1 year old child. Manipulation of the object revealed the following microscopic objects (round objects individually measure 25 to 40 microns in diameter). CLICK ON IMAGES TO ENLARGE

Identification?
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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousMarch 3, 2009 at 9:25 AM

    they look like tapeworm eggs. Taenia solium?

    thanks for the creepy pictures parasite gal. keep them coming :-)

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  2. AnonymousMarch 3, 2009 at 2:09 PM

    I think they're either Dipylidium or Inermicapsifer ova - geography might help distinguish one from the other . . .

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  3. AnonymousMarch 5, 2009 at 6:15 PM

    A single-legged mammal danced on small earthen lilypads...not really, but that's what i thought of.

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