I can't quite tell if this is D. brevis, or Demodex folliculorum with a scrunched-up tail.
We've had some great cases of Demodex on the blog over the years. Here is the list in no particular order:
Case of the Week 535 (with a poem from Blaine Mathison 😁), donated by Dr. Kabeer Shah.
Case 581 - showing an adult D. folliculorum and a video of 2 mites within a hair follicle. Also with a poem by Old One. This case was donated by Theodore Trejo and shows beautiful detail of the adult mite.
Case 702 - from the Mayo Clinic Mycology lab showing D. brevis on calcofluor white fluorescent stain.
Cases 278 - showing a pair of mites on calcofluor white fluorescent staining - with another poem from Blaine! I hadn't realized how many poems we have collected. This case was donated by Florida Fan.
Case 606 - donated by Dr. Sandeep T and showing a lovely long D. folliculorum.
Case 772 - This is the tricky case from last month with the twisted tail. Donated by Dr. Evis Nushi.
Case 503 - from Florida Fan with a really nice side-by-side view on light and fluorescence microscopy.
Case 334 - showing several D. folliculorum mites from eyelash scrapings. Donated by Dr. Robin Chamberland - with yet another poem by Blaine. All of the poems are different from one another, and very fun to read.
Case 58 - the very first Demodex that I ever posted - 16 years ago!
Case 190 - a beautiful example of D. folliculorum in a hair follicle in an H&E-stained histopathology preparation. It was donated by Dr. Holkmann Olsen and is the best example I've ever seen of the mouthparts and legs in a histopathological section.
Case 308 - and finally, an amazing case by Florida Fan that shows Sarcoptes scabei and Demodex folliculorum mites in the same image.
I've been blessed to have so many fabulous case donations over the years. Many thanks to Dr. Rasool Jafari for donating this fascinating case.
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