Parasitology

Challenge: Identifying an Object in Perianal Scraping

A clinical parasitology case: microscopy of perianal scraping from a child with itching. Try to identify the object found in the photo.

Microscopic slide of perianal scraping for the object identification task
Microscopic slide of perianal scraping for the object identification task

Question from a subscriber. Anonymous. “An unfamiliar object was found in a perianal scraping. The child has itching in the perianal folds.” Can you help identify it?