Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites

Happy Halloween everyone! In honor of this week, I have photos from my annual Halloween party, and a special 'unknown' from Old One....

Answer: lots of fun parasite Halloween costumes; here are the 'answers'    

This week's case was generously donated by Professor Agnes Kurniawan from the University of Indonesia. The following motile structure wa...

Answer to Parasite Case of the Week 565 : Bertiella species This case nicely demonstrates a short chain of proglottids and egg (expressed ...

This week's case was donated by Blaine Mathison and Marc Couturier. The following forms were seen on peripheral blood smears. No travel ...

Answer: Mixed Plasmodium ovale and Plasmodium falciparum infection. This was a very nice clear-cut example of a mixed infection. Often the...

It's time for our first case of the month by Idzi Potters and the Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp .   The patient is a 50 yo Bel...

Answer to Parasite Case of the Week 563 : Anisakid larva, not Anisakis species. As noted by Marc Couturier, this case has a "very nic...

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...