Scabies, a parasitic infestation caused by the mite Sarcoptes scabiei, is diagnosed by observing either the mite, its ova, or its excrement. The mite tracts, known as burrows and a characteristic presentation of the pruritic condition, are typically found on the web spaces between the fingers. Other cutaneous lesions include excoriated papules, pustules, and vesicles. However, atypical clinical...

Parasitic infestation caused by intestinal parasites continues to take their roll on mankind. The symptoms commonly associated with parasitic infestation can be severe, acute or chronic. The prevalence of intestinal parasitic infestation was carried out over a period of three months ( January to March 2008) among 505 primary school children between 6-12 years of age in AUD Primary School A and ...

Parasitic diseases of the biliary tract occur frequently in tropical and subtropical areas and cause high morbidity and mortality. In general, neither the clinical presentation nor the general laboratory findings are sufficiently unique to raise the possibility of a parasitic biliary infestation in the mind of the surgeon. Once considered, however, the presence of a parasitic biliary infestatio...

Enterobius vermicularis has the widest geographic distribution among parasitic worms. This infestation is more common children in population centers (nursery school, preschool).

OBJECTIVE To find out the scenario of intestinal parasitic infestation in combatants and their families in the setting of Mid-Western Regional Police Hospital (MWRPH), Nepal. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional study. METHODS All 2005 patients presented with the complaint of abdominal pain, diarrhoea, frequent defecation, blood in stool, or black stool from August 2007 to February 2011 were offere...

Cysticercosis is the commonest parasitic infection of the central nervous system (CNS) [ 11. According to the areas of involvement it can be classified as: (a) meningobasal, (b) mixed, (c) parenchymal, (d) intraventricular, and (e) intraspinal [2]. Isolated primary intraspinal cysticercosis is a very rare manifestation of this usually multifocal parasitic disease. We are reporting a case of cys...

Fluke is a common group of human parasitosis. There are many flukes in our world and many are problematic in public health[1]. Of several flukes, opisthorchiasis is a serious trematode infection. This parasitic infestation is a chronic hepatobiliary tract infection and can cause chronic irritation that will finally lead to cholangiocarcinoma[2,4]. This parasitic infestation is highly endemic in...