Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites

This week's case was generously donated by Florida Fan. The following are seen on Giemsa-stained thick and thin blood films. No history ...

Answer to Parasite Case of the Week 554 : Babesia species. Without a travel history, the differential diagnosis includes Plasmodium falcipar...

This week's (interesting but somewhat disturbing) case was generously donated by Dr. José A. T. Poloni. The following was submitted from...

Answer to Parasite Case of the Week 55 3: Ascaris lumbricoides The overall appearance and large size of this nematode are strongly suggest...

This week's case is from Blaine Mathison. The following were seen on a trichrome-stained stool specimen. They averaged 5 to 7 micrometer...

Answer to Parasite Case of the Week 552: Enteromonas hominis This was a tough one! Not a surprise since it came from Blaine 😊 The organi...

This week's case was generously donated by Florida Fan and is very appropriate for this time of the year! The following objects were s...

Answer to Parasite Case of the Week 551 : Cyclospora cayetanensis oocysts. This is an unusual preparation in that we don't usually see...

Happy July everyone! Here is our first case of the month by Idzi Potters and the Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp . The following obj...

Answer to Parasite Case of the Week 550 : Ascaris lumbricoides eggs, decorticated Kudos to everyone who took the time to write in with the...