Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites

This week's case was generously donated by Drs. Taylor Williams and Karl Kirby. The following object was passed per rectum by a child li...

Answer to the Parasite Case of the Week 761 : Diphyllobothrium/Dibothriocephalus/Adenocephalus (diphyllobothriid) species. These worms are c...

This week's case was generously donated by Dr. Adrienne Showler. The patient is an immunocompromised middle-aged man from El Salvador wh...

Answer to the Parasite Case of the Week 760 : Strongyloides stercoralis larvae, eggs, and an adult female in the small intestine. This is an...

 This week's case is very appropriate for Halloween! The following object was found attached to the wall of the terminal ileum during sc...

 Answer to the Parasite Case of the Week 759 : Female Ancylostoma duodenale The following explanation is by the outstanding PGY-2 patholog...

 This week's case was generously donated by Professor Philippe Poirier, Dr. Céline Nourrisson, and Dr. Maxime Moniot, Parasitology-Mycol...

 Answer to the Parasite Case of the Week 758 : Balantioides coli This protozoan is the largest to infect humans, and is the only human cilia...

The following objects were seen in a fresh stool specimen collected at a field station in Uganda. The objects are approximately 280 µm long ...

 Answer to Parasite Case of the Week 757 : Hookworm rhabditiform (L1) larvae Many of you questioned if these were  Strongyloides stercoralis...