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The following ova were found in a stool specimen from a patient with weight loss and chronic abdominal pain.  Identification? (CLICK ON IMAG...

Answer: Eggs of Fasciola hepatica or Fasciolopsis buski. As pointed out by Florida Fan, this diagnosis can be made based on the large size...

This week's case just came through my laboratory and was nicely captured by Emily F. The specimen is skin scrapings. Identification? ...

Answer: Sarcoptes scabei, the human "itch mite" and cause of scabies Shown in this case are 3 characteristic forms of scabies se...

This week's case was generously donated by MicrobeMan (Dr. Ryan Relich) and Dr. Dibson Gondim. The patient is a 70-year-old male with a ...

Answer:   Dirofilaria species As several readers pointed out, the characteristic features in this case are the multi-layered cuticle with ...

This week's case was generously donated by Dr. Garcia-Kennedy: it is a urine specimen from a patient with malaria and high parasitemia l...

Here are the answers to this week's case: Clinical syndrome - "blackwater fever" associated with hemoglobinuria and renal f...

A worm-like object was removed during routine colonoscopy from a 60-year old woman and was submitted to surgical pathology for sectioning an...

Answer: Trichuris trichiura (whipworm) , cross-sections There was a lot of great discussion for this case. Multiple readers mentioned the ...