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!
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.
Nice! Gravid proglottid from Dipylidium caninum.
ReplyDeleteD. Caninum!!!
ReplyDeleteI 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.
ReplyDeletePhew, always glad when the comments confirm what I was thinking..
ReplyDeleteAnthony Rochester - ain't it the truth! :D
ReplyDeletedipyllidium caninum proglottid
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