Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites

We're on a roll with parasites in muscle biopsies! Here is one from my archives. No history, but the findings are classic. Diagnosis? Ho...

 Answer to the Parasite Case of the Week 708 : Trichinella sp. larva; coiled within a muscle "nurse cell". Larvae are the only for...

This week's case features another muscle biopsy - this time from a middle aged man from China with recent visit to Pangkor island. Appro...

 Answer to the Parasite Case of the Week 707 : Sarcocystis species. Molecular testing is required for identification of the causative specie...

Happy New Year! I thought I'd kick off the year with a fascinating and enigmatic parasite that can cause very rare but devastating disea...

 Answer to the Parasite Case of the Week 706 : Haycocknema perplexum infection Wow, I am so impressed by the responses on this case! There a...

 Happy Holidays to all of my wonderful readers! Here is a compilation of all of my holiday images since 2007. Can you tell what they all are...

Here are the identities of our festive friends. Wishing you all a fabulous new year!

This week's case with fantastic photos and videos is courtesy of Dr. Harsha Sheorey. The following objects were seen in skin scrapings. ...

Answer to the Parasite Case of the Week 704 : Sarcoptes scabiei mite and eggs. This case nicely demonstrates several key diagnostic features...