Dust mites in a routine clinical stool sample

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...

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Published in:Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
Main Authors: Bushra Zia, Hassaan Bin Aftab, Mohammad Faizan Zahid, Joveria Farooqi, Feroze Uddin, Mohammad Asim Beg
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.12980/APJTB.4.2014APJTB-2014-0105
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spelling ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:f400173451b34501843f1b5e7de8b19e 2023-05-15T15:00:19+02:00 Dust mites in a routine clinical stool sample Bushra Zia Hassaan Bin Aftab Mohammad Faizan Zahid Joveria Farooqi Feroze Uddin Mohammad Asim Beg 2014-07-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.12980/APJTB.4.2014APJTB-2014-0105 https://doaj.org/article/f400173451b34501843f1b5e7de8b19e EN eng Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2221169115300472 https://doaj.org/toc/2221-1691 2221-1691 doi:10.12980/APJTB.4.2014APJTB-2014-0105 https://doaj.org/article/f400173451b34501843f1b5e7de8b19e Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine, Vol 4, Iss S2, Pp S563-S564 (2014) Mite eggs Stool sample Pakistan Asymptomatic Helminth eggs Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Biology (General) QH301-705.5 article 2014 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.12980/APJTB.4.2014APJTB-2014-0105 2022-12-31T15:37:17Z 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. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Mite Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine 4 S563 S564
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Stool sample
Pakistan
Asymptomatic
Helminth eggs
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
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Stool sample
Pakistan
Asymptomatic
Helminth eggs
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Bushra Zia
Hassaan Bin Aftab
Mohammad Faizan Zahid
Joveria Farooqi
Feroze Uddin
Mohammad Asim Beg
Dust mites in a routine clinical stool sample
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Stool sample
Pakistan
Asymptomatic
Helminth eggs
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
description 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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author Bushra Zia
Hassaan Bin Aftab
Mohammad Faizan Zahid
Joveria Farooqi
Feroze Uddin
Mohammad Asim Beg
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