The following object was also observed in her stool. It measured approximately 50 micrometers in length. Identification?
Monday, July 31, 2017
Parasite Case of the Week 454
This week's case was generously donated by Florida Fan. The patient is an otherwise well woman in her 30's who passed the following object in her stool:
The following object was also observed in her stool. It measured approximately 50 micrometers in length. Identification?
The following object was also observed in her stool. It measured approximately 50 micrometers in length. Identification?
Diphyllobothrium latum
ReplyDeleteDiphyllobothrium sp. Specific identification would require molecular techniques.
ReplyDeleteWhat a nice pictures! by the way
Resembles the Ramen that I used to eat in college, but pretty sure it's D. latum. Curious about other species that are infectious per Anonymous' comment.
ReplyDeleteDiphyllobothrium latum.
ReplyDeleteWas this little critter ever marketed as a "diet pill" as other tapeworms were?
BW in VT
Agree - D latum!
ReplyDeleteI concur - D. latum. Very cool pics, Florida Fan. Any measurement taken of worm itself? Just curious...
ReplyDeleteSweet Magnolia:
ReplyDeleteThe specimen came as a knotted mess of several segments, possibly totaling about thirty centimeters. Would be nice if it came out intact, that would achieve an impressive few meters.
Florida Fan
Florida Fan - Creepy, Dreadful, and Wonderful indeed!
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ReplyDeleteVery useful and Informative post about parasites. You cover the entire aspects of the parasitic infection nicely. Keep it up the great work. Here this is also one fact that we may use Zapper or Parasitic Zapper to kill these microbial infection through electrical shocks.
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