Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites

Apologies everyone for the delay in posting a case. I've been travelling a lot and just returned from South Korea. While I was there, I ...

This week's case was an interesting finding from microscopic examination of skin scrapings. What is your diagnosis? And what forms are y...

Answer to the Parasite Case of the Week 801 : Sarcoptes scabei , adult and juvenile mites, eggs, and feces (scybala).  Florida Fan so nicely...

Welcome to our 800th case! Given the occasion, I thought we deserved something spectacular, and these images from Heather Morris definitely ...

Answer to the Parasite Case of the Week 800 : Enterobius vermicularis  (pinworm), numerous adult females seen, with eggs in the background. ...

This week's case was donated by Drs. Jacob Rattin and Akeesha Shah. The patient is an elderly male with a history of bladder cancer, sta...

 Answer to Parasite Case of the Week 799 : Not a parasite; plant material consistent with guar gum. Guar gum (a.k.a. guaran) is a galactoman...

It's the first Monday of the month and time for our case from the Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp ! This case is donated by Id...

 Answer to the Parasite Case of the Week 798 : Insect larva; specifically, a flea larva As noted by Anatoly, this object has the features of...

This week's case was generously donated by Florida Fan and is a fun finding to close the year. The following objects were found in vagin...