Given the unusual morphology, the specimen was cleared with Citrisolve and mounted on a slide for examination:
Identification? Many thanks to Florida Fan for donating this week's case!
Monday, April 3, 2017
Case of the Week 440
This week's case was from a young boy who had been unsuccessfully treated for pinworm infection. An apparent worm was submitted to the laboratory on a pinworm paddle (Swube®):
Given the unusual morphology, the specimen was cleared with Citrisolve and mounted on a slide for examination:
Identification? Many thanks to Florida Fan for donating this week's case!
Given the unusual morphology, the specimen was cleared with Citrisolve and mounted on a slide for examination:
Identification? Many thanks to Florida Fan for donating this week's case!
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Nice! Gravid proglottid from Dipylidium caninum.
D. Caninum!!!
I agree with my predecessors. It looks like a gravid proglottid of Dipylidium caninum. In the last two photos you can see eggs inside ovigerous capsules of the parasite.
Phew, always glad when the comments confirm what I was thinking..
Anthony Rochester - ain't it the truth! :D
dipyllidium caninum proglottid
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