Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites

This week's case was generously donated by Dr. Manohar Mutnal. The following were seen in a peripheral blood smear from a patient with a...

Answer to Parasite Case of the Week 780 : Trypanosoma brucei trypomastigotes.  As noted by Florida Fan, "This is definitely a case of t...

This week's case was generously donated by Dr. Richard Bradbury. A patient living in The Gambia presented with high fever, body aches, a...

Answer to the Parasite Case of the Week 779 : "Black Water fever" - a massive hemolytic event associated with P. falciparum infect...

This week's case features the intestinal biopsy of a middle aged man with abdominal pain and diarrhea. The astute pathologist noted thes...

Answer to the Parasite Case of the Week 778 : Amebiasis due to Entamoeba histolytica.  As noted by Dr. Jacob Rattin, "It looks like the...

 Dear Readers, I am excited to announce that we are celebrating our 777th case!  In honor of this milestone, we have a selection of 3 helmin...

 The Answer to the Parasite Case of the Week 777 is up - and it's a jackpot of parasite eggs!  Easy version: Trichuris trichura Ascaris...

 Answer to the Parasite Case of the Week 776 : Toxoplasma gondii tachyzoites. As the name implies, the tachyzoite is the rapidly dividing st...

This week's case is a brain biopsy from a middle-aged man with untreated HIV. The specimen appeared necrotic and bloody. Touch preps wer...