Case of the Week 568

By Bobbi Pritt, M.D. • November 13, 2019

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This week's case was submitted by "Old One." It is illustrated by him and animated by his son, and features an arthropod that measures a few millimeters in length. See it in action HERE. What's the identification?

Read Dr. Pritt's blog, Parasite Wonders, and submit your answers, comments, and questions. Also, visit her website ParasiteWonders.com, which hosts an archive of classic images from cases Dr. Pritt posted going back to 2007 (in an easy-to-search "A through Z" format) and also offers a flashcard feature.

Answer to Case 568:

Pseudoscorpion or false scorporion, not a human parasite.

Bobbi Pritt, M.D.

Bobbi Pritt, M.D., is Director of the Clinical Parasitology Laboratory in Mayo Clinic's Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology. Her research interests are in clinical parasitology, vector-borne diseases, trainee education, and appropriate test utilization.