tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629132641307534690.post21495926954120444..comments2024-03-26T16:04:11.096-05:00Comments on Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites: Case of the Week 613ParasiteGalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09093150363550239544noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629132641307534690.post-51722015359237462112020-11-06T08:38:09.807-06:002020-11-06T08:38:09.807-06:00Loa Loa microfilaria. My guess is a peace corp vo...Loa Loa microfilaria. My guess is a peace corp volunteer in Cameroon as they all seem to be. <br /><br />If there are any issues NIH can help with in the patient's care, let us know. Happy to help if need be. <br />William Searshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15622705121185790651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629132641307534690.post-5991520552589886812020-11-06T05:21:56.666-06:002020-11-06T05:21:56.666-06:00Agree with Loa Loa. Agree with Loa Loa. Bernardino Rochanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629132641307534690.post-76224229665276074662020-11-04T02:56:11.747-06:002020-11-04T02:56:11.747-06:00Artefatto?Artefatto?Sir Galahadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17629414661390580009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629132641307534690.post-79802206825707532022020-11-02T12:11:05.976-06:002020-11-02T12:11:05.976-06:00Thank you Dr. Pritt for the “tell tail”. Though th...Thank you Dr. Pritt for the “tell tail”. Though the sheath is faint, it is discernible. With nuclei going to the end of the tail and no pink staining of the sheath we can rule out both species of Brugia as well as Wucheria. The only remaining sheathed microfilarium is Loa loa.<br />Florida Fan Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629132641307534690.post-76237198353949066742020-11-02T11:21:23.190-06:002020-11-02T11:21:23.190-06:00Thread-like tail with nuclei running up to its tip...Thread-like tail with nuclei running up to its tip. Diameter comparable to the white blood cells’ nuclei. Surely this would be Loa loa<br />In one picture I seem to discern even one of the hernia too.<br />Mansonellas are ruled out by its thickness. A nice trick is to compare the diameter of the microfilaria to the nuclei of the white blood cells. Mansonella would be half of the WBC nuclei’s diameter while the others are more or less the same.Idzi P.noreply@blogger.com