Monday, December 13, 2010

Case of the Week 143

The following were identified on hair clippings from a 4 year old boy. Identification?

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Looks like nit with a very early nymph (I'm go to assume head lice) but the fun part will be finding out what the umbilical cord like thread is?

Anonymous said...

Pediculus capitus, the head louse, just hatching from its egg (nit).