Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites

 This week's case is from Dr. Peter Gilligan. It's a histopathology image - which I know isn't always popular with the classical...

 Answer to the Parasite Case of the Week 608 : Taenia sp. egg. The eggs are those of  T. solium,  T. saginata, or T. asiatica,  but it is no...

 This week's case was donated by my colleague, Dr. Tom Grys. Tom and I did our Clinical Microbiology fellowship together and had a lot o...

 Answer to Parasite Case of the Week 607 : Beetle, not a human parasite.  While I am not an entomologist, I fortunately have many readers wh...

 This week's case is from Sandeep T, the same individual who contributed the amazing Case 409 from many years past. The current case is...

 Answer to Parasite Case of the Week 606 : Demodex folliculorum , the human follicle mite. Like all mites, this arthropod is an arachnid, re...

 Happy Labor Day weekend to all of my American readers! I hope you are having a restful and safe holiday weekend. It's the first Monday ...

 Answer to Parasite Case of the Week 605 : Earthworm, an oligochaete. As a segmented annelid, these worms usually have a few setae (i.e., br...

 This week's case was generously donated by Dr. Peter Gilligan, and features a histopathology section of an appendix from a patient with...

 Answer to Parasite Case of the Week 604 : Plant material, not a parasite. Although the large size and round shape in section superficially ...