Monday, March 1, 2010

Case of the Week 107

The following object was found in the diaper of a 1 year old female. The mother noted that it was moving when found. Identification?

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5 comments:

  1. AnonymousMarch 1, 2010 at 10:45 AM

    It looks like a bot fly lavae

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  2. AnonymousMarch 1, 2010 at 11:47 AM

    I got to larvae/maggot of some sort too, but couldn't go further.

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  3. AnonymousMarch 1, 2010 at 12:49 PM

    Dermatobia hominis. It has an interesting life cycle, which the Parasite Gal will probably describe. Has this patient traveled? BW in Vt.

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  4. SalbrentMarch 4, 2010 at 6:25 PM

    I got to larvae/maggot of some sort too, but couldn't go further.
    ditto
    and see higher mag images

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  5. Supram GowdaAugust 8, 2017 at 1:19 AM

    May be Dipylidium caninum proglottids.

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