Dust mites in a routine clinical stool sample

• 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
• Subjects: Mite eggs; Stool sample; Pakistan; Asymptomatic; Helminth eggs; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Biology (General); QH301-705.5; Arctic; Mite
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.12980/APJTB.4.2014APJTB-2014-0105; https://doaj.org/article/f400173451b34501843f1b5e7de8b19e

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.