Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites

This week's case was generously donated by Dr. David Hernandez Gonzalo. The patient is a middle-aged male who presented with abdominal d...

Answer to Parasite Case of the Week 562 : Likely anisakid, given the gross and microscopic appearance and position in the body. This also fi...

This week's case features photos and videos from my fabulous Technical Specialists, Heather Arguello and Emily Fernholz. The following w...

Answer to Parasite Case of the Week 561 : Strongyloides stercoralis L3 (filariform) larvae. As noted by Florida Fan, the notched tail is c...

This week's case is a composite photo I created for my 2019 calendar for the month of September. The accompanying questions are: What...

Answer to Parasite Case of the Week 560 : "Back to school" pinworm This fun image had a question in 3 parts: What is the paras...

We're one week late due to my crazy travel schedule, but without further delay, here is our monthly case by Idzi Potters and the Institu...

Answer to Parasite Case of the Week 559 : Hymenolepis diminuta This was another great case by Idzi Potters. This egg had all of the charact...

This week's case presents a bit of a conundrum. The patient is a 50 year old woman with recent travel to Kenya. She presents with acute ...

Answer to Parasite Case of the Week 558 : Plasmodium falciparum malaria, >10% parasitemia. NEGATIVE rapid antigen. So why is the rapid ...