Dust mites in a routine clinical stool sample
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
; (12): 563-564, 2014.
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ABSTRACT
We report a case of dust mite carriage in a 56-year-old gentleman. Dust mites eggs and larvae were found in a stool sample which was taken for a routine clinical examination. He was completely asymptomatic with no history of rash, airway disease or other allergic manifestations associated with dust mites. We noticed that the oval structure of mite eggs resembled helminth eggs and therefore may be misidentified during routine clinical analysis. As the patient was otherwise healthy, it was concluded that no rigorous antiparasitic therapy was necessary to eliminate dust mites from his system.
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Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
Year:
2014
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Article