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

Anonymous said...

Sarcoptes scabei?

Lee

Eagleville said...

Sarcoptes scabei.

Anonymous said...

The tunnel of eggs and the morphology is consistent with Sarcoptes scabiei.

Florida fan