Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites

Dear Readers, Greetings from Japan! This week's case is from my tissue archives and features a subcutaneous nodule removed from the abdo...

 Answer to the Parasite Case of the Week 820 : Onchocercoma due to Onchocerca volvulus , the causative agent of onchocerciasis (a.k.a. river...

This week's case is kindly donated by Dr. Vasundhara (Vasu) Rangaswamy, a primary care physician and laboratorian who spends most of her...

 Answer to the Parasite Case of the Week 819 : Mite, not a human pathogen.  Nice job to everyone who recognized it! As several of you noted,...

The following worm was found in a toadfish caught by Florida Fan in Blind Pass, Saint Petersburg, Florida. What is the likely identification...

Answer to the Parasite Case of the Week 818 : Anisakid larva As noted by Daniel Tanzola, Sarah Sapp, Antoine, Idzi Potters, HCLM fan, and ot...

This week's case was generously donated by Dr. Ben Von Bredow. The following object was sent to the laboratory for identification after ...

 Answer to the Parasite Case of the Week 817 : Fish tape worm, Dibothriocephalus, Diphyllobothrium, or Adenocephalus species.  There are sev...

This week's case was generously donated by Dr. Daniel Montelong from UT Southwestern Medical Center. The patient is an elderly gentleman...

Answer to the Parasite Case of the Week 816 : Trichuris trichiura  adult. Our readers presented an excellent differential diagnosis based on...