Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites: Case of the week 236

Monday, December 10, 2012

Case of the week 236

The following were observed in skin scrapings from a 75 year old man with an itchy rash.

Identification?

Unstained, 100 times original magnification

Unstained, 400 times original magnification

Unstained, 400 times original magnification (focal plane 1)

Unstained, 400 times original magnification (focal plane 2; note appendages)

Unstained, 400 times original magnification (focal plane 3)

4 comments:

Anonymous said...: scabies; December 10, 2012 at 10:13 AM
Anonymous said...: Sarcoptes scabei?

Lee; December 10, 2012 at 10:18 AM
Eagleville said...: Sarcoptes scabei.; December 10, 2012 at 11:21 AM
Anonymous said...: The tunnel of eggs and the morphology is consistent with Sarcoptes scabiei.

Florida fan; December 10, 2012 at 9:52 PM

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