Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites

Answer to the Parasite Case of the Week 795 : Taenia saginata/suihominis gravid proglottid.  As noted by Anonymous, Patrik, Antoine A, Flori...

This week's case is from Dr. Steven Ruhoy and Tracie Rose. The patient is an elderly woman with a very itchy rash which is worse at nigh...

Answer to the Parasite Case of the Week 794 : Winged insect, likely contaminant. Many of you asked if this could be Pediculus humanus  - a t...

These week's case was generously donated by Dr. Linoj Samuel. The following objects were seen in the sputum from a renal transplant reci...

Answer to the Parasite Case of the Week 793 : Strongyloides stercoralis L3 (filariform) larvae This case shows the classic features of the L...

This week's impressive case was donated by Drs. Ashley Zeoli, Nico Herrera, Luke Pryke, and Paul Blair. The patient is a young man with ...

Answer to the Parasite Case of the Week 792 : Echinococcal cyst, most likely due to E. granulosus. This case shows several classic findings:...

This week's case is from Drs. Matt Pettengill and Sean Moss. Approximately 10 of the following object were recovered from the hair of pa...

Answer to the Parasite Case of the Week 791 : Not a parasite; most closely resembles calendula seeds. This was a fun case to try to figure o...

This week's case was generously donated by Dr. Tudo Rares Olariu, the head of the clinical laboratory at the Municipal Clinical Emergenc...